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Captains

/ˈkæp.tənz/

A chief or leader.

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noun
  1. 1

    A chief or leader.

  2. 2

    The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

    "The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship."

  3. 3

    An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

  4. 4

    A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

verb
  1. 1

    To act as captain

  2. 2

    To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

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police chiefnounThe head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government.
chieftainnounA leader of a clan or tribe.
masternounSomeone who has control over something or someone.
sea captainnounThe captain of a ship, as distinguished from a captain in the army.
skippernoun(nautical) The master of a ship.
head waiternoun
police captainnoun(law enforcement) A high-level officer in a police department who is usually responsible for an entire district or precinct.
senior pilotnounthe pilot ins charge of an airship
aeroplanesnoun(aviation, Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
aircraftnounA vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift.
bossesnounA person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
captnounAbbreviation of captain. [A chief or leader.]
carriersnounA person or object that carries someone or something else.
chiefsThe (formerly known as the Waikato Chiefs and officially called the Gallagher Chiefs for sponsorship reasons) a New Zealand professional rugby union team based in Hamilton, Waikato.
commandantsnoun(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.
commandersnounOne who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
conveyorsnounA mechanical arrangement for transporting material or objects, generally over short or moderate distances, as from one part of a building to another.
governorsnoun(politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
guardsnoun(Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force.
hauliersnounA person or company engaged in the haulage of goods.

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