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HEAD OF A CREW OR SMALL MILITARY BODY
Capt.; Captains; Kaptyn; The Captain; Captain (United Kingdom); Captain (military); Captain (military rank); Captain rank; Captain (UK); Kapitaen; Cap'n; Captain (rank); Captain (spacecraft); Capt; Cpt.; Captain (non-naval); Acting Captain; Captain (title)

captain         
n.
1) (AE) a bell captain
2) a ship's; team captain
3) (AE) a precinct captain (in the police)
4) (mil.) a captain commands a company or battery
5) (misc.) captains of industry ('leading industrialists')
captain         
(captains, captaining, captained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
In the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank.
...a captain in the British army...
Are all your weapons in place, Captain?
N-TITLE; N-COUNT; N-VOC
2.
The captain of a sports team is the player in charge of it.
...Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain.
= skipper
N-COUNT: oft N of n, n N
3.
The captain of a ship is the sailor in charge of it.
...the captain of the aircraft carrier Saratoga.
= skipper
N-COUNT: oft N of n
4.
The captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it.
N-COUNT; N-TITLE
5.
In the United States and some other countries, a captain is a police officer or fireman of fairly senior rank.
N-COUNT; N-TITLE
6.
If you captain a team or a ship, you are the captain of it.
...Murdo McLeod, who captained Hibernian's League-Cup-winning team in 1991...
= skipper
VERB: V n
captain         
n.
1.
Commander, leader, chief, chieftain.
2.
Warrior, soldier, military genius.

Wikipedia

Captain

Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, etc. In militaries, the captain is typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or another distinct unit. The term also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles.

Pronunciation examples for captain
1. Captain?
Sunshine (2007)
2. Captain?
Sunshine (2007)
3. Captain.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
4. Captain?
Sunshine (2007)
5. Captain.
Sunshine (2007)
Examples of use of captain
1. Fleming is a fine captain, he is also a secure captain.
2. "Many a times, only the captain, vice–captain and the coach hold discussions.
3. Described by Steve Buckn or as the quietest captain he has umpired, he is not a demonstrative captain.
4. Currently, 58 pilots are scheduled to receive training, including two female pilots, Captain Latifa and Captain Lailoma.
5. Marial Benjamin; Captain Daniel Kodi; Captain Muhammad Said Bazarah; 1st Lts., Joseph Akuot Wet, Yasir Said Arman and Zamba Duku.