📖 Definitions of "Captains"
noun
- 1
A chief or leader.
- 2
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
"The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship."
- 3
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
- 4
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
verb
- 1
To act as captain
- 2
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Captains"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| police chiefnoun | The head or leader of a police department or constabulary of a local government. |
| chieftainnoun | A leader of a clan or tribe. |
| masternoun | Someone who has control over something or someone. |
| sea captainnoun | The 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 pilotnoun | the pilot ins charge of an airship |
| aeroplanesnoun | (aviation, Commonwealth) Synonym of airplane. A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings. |
| aircraftnoun | A vehicle capable of atmospheric flight due to interaction with the air, such as buoyancy or lift. |
| bossesnoun | A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. |
| captnoun | Abbreviation of captain. [A chief or leader.] |
| carriersnoun | A person or object that carries someone or something else. |
| chiefs | The (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. |
| commandersnoun | One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. |
| conveyorsnoun | A 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. |
| hauliersnoun | A person or company engaged in the haulage of goods. |
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