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   captain

   /ˈkapt(ɪ)n/

   noun

   • 1. the person in command of a ship: "he found a vessel whose captain was prepared to sign him on" Similar commandermasterskipperinformal:old man
   • ▪ the pilot in command of a civil aircraft: "aircraft captains are entitled to deny boarding to passengers under the influence of drugs"
   • ▪ a rank of naval officer above commander and below commodore.
   • ▪ a rank of officer in the army and in the US and Canadian air forces, above lieutenant and below major.
   • 2. the leader of a team, especially in sports: "the cup was presented to the winning team's captain" Similar leaderheadskipperrepresentativefigureheadinformal:boss
   • ▪ a powerful or influential person in a particular field: "a captain of industry" Similar magnatetycoonmogulgrandeebaronnabobmandarinindustrialistchiefheadleaderbossprincipalinformal:number onebigwigbig wheelbig cheesebig shotbig gunbig noisetop dogfat cathonchokahunatop bananabig enchiladamacher
   • ▪ a head boy or girl in a school: British "he did very well academically, becoming school captain"
   • ▪ a supervisor of waiters or bellboys. North American
   • 3. (in the US) a police officer in charge of a precinct, ranking below a chief.

   verb

   • 1. be the captain of (a ship, aircraft, or sports team): "all the boats are captained by professional sailors"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the general sense ‘chief or leader’): from Old French capitain (superseding earlier chevetaigne ‘chieftain’), from late Latin capitaneus ‘chief’, from Latin caput, capit- ‘head’.

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   • Znaczenie Captain, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CAPTAIN definicja: 1. the leader of a sports team: 2. the...

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   • Captain: Catalan Translation

     CAPTAIN translate: capità, -ana, capità, -ana, comandant,...

   • Captain: German Translation

     CAPTAIN translate: der Kapitän, der Mannschaftskapitän,...

   • Captain: Korean Translation

     CAPTAIN translate: 대장, 캡틴, 기장, 선장, 대위. Learn more in the...

   • Captain: Arabic Translation

     CAPTAIN translate: قائد الفَريق, قُبْطان, نَقيب (رتبة...

   • Captain: French Translation

     CAPTAIN translate: capitaine [masculine], commandant...

   • Captain: Portuguese Translation

     CAPTAIN translate: capitão, capitã, capitão, capitã,...

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