Captain definition
- The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
- A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.
- The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.
Captained the football team.
Captained the football team.
An example of captain is to drive a ship through a storm.
John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
A captain of industry.
An example of a captain is the pilot on a airplane.
An example of a captain is the head person on a volleyball team.
- The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
- A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.
- The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.
A captain of industry.
- A district official for a political party.
- A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
- A bell captain.
- (u.s. mil.) An officer ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major.
- (u.s. navy) An officer ranking above a commander and below a commodore.
- The person in command of a ship.
- The pilot of an airplane.
- The spokesman for a team in certain sports.
- A precinct commander in a police or fire department.
- A district leader of a political party.
Captains of industry.
- A district official for a political party.
- A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
- A bell captain.
Origin of captain
- Middle English capitain from Old French from Late Latin capitāneus chief from Latin caput capit- head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English capitain from Old French from Late Latin capitāneus chief from Latin caput capit- head kaput- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from caput (“head”) (English cap).
From Wiktionary