Dictionary Definition
captain
Noun
1 an officer holding a rank below a major but
above a lieutenant
2 the naval officer in command of a military ship
[syn: skipper]
3 a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn:
police
captain, police
chief]
5 the leader of a group of people; "a captain of
industry" [syn: chieftain]
6 the pilot ins charge of an airship [syn:
senior
pilot]
7 a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the
waiters and the seating of customers [syn: headwaiter, maitre
d'hotel, maitre d'] v :
be the captain of a sports team
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From French capitaine then to Arabic "قبطان"Pronunciation
- /ˈkæp.tɪn/, /"k
Extensive Definition
Captain or The Captain may
refer to:
Military ranks
- Captain (OF-2), an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2, and the equivalent in other military and paramilitary services
- Captain (naval), a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5, and the equivalent in other naval services
- Captain (United States), a rank in each of the armed services
- Captain (United Kingdom), a rank in the British armed forces used by two separate rank grades
- Captain (Canada), a rank used by the Canadian Army and Air Force
- Captain (Navy), Canadian naval rank equal to a colonel of the Army or Air Force
- Captain (Royal Navy), a senior Royal Navy officer rank with a NATO code of OF-5
- Captain General, is a high military rank and a gubernatorial title. This variation of a general is now nearly extinct.
- Group Captain, an air force rank with a NATO code of OF-5
- Captain Lieutenant, a rank in the Russian Navy, Red Fleet/Soviet Navy and previously Imperial Russian Navy, a rank in the German Navy, and a former rank in the British army
- Post-Captain, an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy
- Flag captain, Royal Navy term for the captain of an admiral's flagship
- Captain of the Fleet, would assist an admiral with ten or more ships to command
Occupations
- Captain-major, a colonial officer of a Portuguese possession
- Captain (civil aviation), the pilot in command of an aircraft
- Captain (nautical), the master of a sea-going vessel
- Captain of industry, a business leader
- Captain of the Port, an official with slightly different functions in the United Kingdom and the United States
- Band captain, a Drum Major or other music leader who is also a member of the musical band
- School Captain, a student elected or appointed to represent the school
- Precinct captain, a political party's representative at an election precinct
- Police captain, an officer in a police organization
- Fire captain, an officer in a fire department
- Caporegime, Captain, or Capo, a high-ranking member in charge of a Mafia crew
Other uses
In television:
- Welcome to The Captain, a television series on CBS
- Captain (Star Trek), a rank of Starfleet in the Star Trek science fiction universe
In literature:
- The Captain (play), a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
- The Captain (1967 novel), by Jan de Hartog
- The Captain (1900s magazine), a magazine for young boys
In comics/manga:
- "The Captain", a former Captain America alternate identity, 1987–1989
- Captain (Hellsing), a fictional character from the Hellsing manga and OVA
- Captain (manga) (キャプテン), a baseball manga series by Akio Chiba
- The Captain (comics), a satiric superhero from the comic book Nextwave
In music:
- Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band
- Captain (album), a 1998 release from Scottish band Idlewild
- The Captain (album), the 1999 solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers
- "The Captain", from the 2006 release Ganging Up On The Sun from Guster
- "The Captain" (song), a song on the 2006 release Silent Shout from The Knife
- "The Captain Is a Cold Hearted and Egotistical Fool", a song presented as an outtake on the 1999 release The Soft Bulletin 5.1 from The Flaming Lips
- "The Captain", the stage name used by Daryl Dragon as part of the 1970s and 1980s duo Captain & Tennille
In sport
- Captain (sports), the leader of an athletic team, often with additional roles or responsibilities
- "The Captain", a nickname for hockey player Steve Yzerman
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Derek Jeter
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Jason Varitek
Ships
- Royal Captain (ship), an East Indiaman
- , one of seven Royal Navy ships
- Captain class frigates, a class of 78 Royal Navy frigates
In video games
- Captain Falcon, a racer in the F-Zero series of video games.
captain in Czech:
Kapitán
captain in German: Kapitän
(Begriffsklärung)
captain in French: Capitaine
(homonymie)
captain in Lithuanian:
Kapitonas (reikšmės)
captain in Dutch:
Kapitein
captain in Japanese:
キャプテン
captain in Norwegian:
Kaptein
captain in Polish:
Kapitan
captain in Portuguese:
Capitão
captain in Russian:
Капитан
captain in Finnish: Kapteeni
(täsmennyssivu)
captain in Thai:
กัปตัน
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
ADC, CO, G-man, MP, OD, administer, administrate, admiral, aeronaut, aeroplaner, aeroplanist, aide, aide-de-camp, air pilot,
airplanist, astronaut, aviator, bailiff, barnstormer, be master, be
responsible for, beadle,
beagle, birdman, boatswain, bound bailiff,
brigadier, brigadier
general, call the signals, carry on, castellan, catchpole, chair, chatelain, chatelaine, chicken colonel,
chief engineer, chief mate, chief of police, chief of staff, chief
petty officer, cloud seeder, colonel, command, commandant, commander, commander in chief,
commanding officer, commercial pilot, commissioned officer,
commissioner,
commodore, company
officer, conduct,
constable, control, copilot, crop-duster, deck
officer, deputy, deputy
sheriff, detective,
direct, director, discipline, engineer, ensign, exec, executive, executive officer,
fed, federal, field marshal, field
officer, first lieutenant, five-star general, fleet admiral,
flic, flier, four-star general, gendarme, general, general officer,
generalissimo,
govern, government man,
governor, handle, head, head up, inspector, instructor, intendant, jemadar, jet jockey, junior
officer, lead, lead on,
licensed pilot, lictor,
lieutenant,
lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general,
lieutenant junior grade, mace-bearer, major, major general, make the
rules, manage, manager, maneuver, manipulate, marechal, marshal, master, mastermind, mate, mounted policeman, narc, naval officer, navarch, navigating officer,
navigator, officer, one-star general,
order, orderly officer,
patrolman, patron, peace officer, petty
officer, pilot, pipes, police captain, police
commissioner, police constable, police inspector, police matron,
police officer, police sergeant, policeman, policewoman, portreeve, prescribe, preside over, pull
the strings, quarterback, quartermaster, rainmaker, rear admiral,
reeve, regulate, risaldar, roundsman, ruler, run, sailing master, second mate,
senior officer, sergeant, sergeant at arms,
shavetail, sheriff, shipmaster, sirdar, skipper, staff officer, stand
over, stunt flier, stunt man, subahdar, subaltern, sublieutenant, superintendent, supervise, take command, take
the lead, test pilot, the Old Man, the brass, three-star general,
tipstaff, tipstaves, top brass, trooper, two-star general, vice
admiral, warrant officer, watch officer, wield authority, wingman