| Captain | |
| 1. n. An army officer title in most countries | |
| 2. n. The title for someone who holds the captain job on a ship or other vessel. | |
| These islands were discovered by Captain Cook. | |
| 3. n. A chief or leader. | |
| 4. n. The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel. | |
| The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship. | |
| 5. n. An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major. | |
| 6. n. A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore. | |
| 7. n. A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or ran | |
| 8. n. One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official. | |
| 9. n. The leader of a group of workers. | |
| John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man.". | |
| 10. n. A maître d'. | |
| 11. n. (southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel. | |
| 12. n. (internet) Someone who provides contextual information for a post. Originally a shorthand for 'Captain Obvious'. | |
| 13. v. (intransitive) To act as captain | |
| 14. v. To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team. | |
