Found 3 items, similar to Captain.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: captain kapten, nakhoda, pemimpin regu
English → English (WordNet) Definition: captain captain n 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] 4: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: master, sea captain, skipper] 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'] captain v : be the captain of a sports team
English → English (gcide) Definition: Captain Captain \Cap"tain\ (k[a^]p"t[i^]n), n. [OE. capitain, captain, OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano), LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under Chief, and cf. Chieftain.] 1. A head, or chief officer; as: (a) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service. (b) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army. (c) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain. (d) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel. (e) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc. (f) The foreman of a body of workmen. (g) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team. [1913 Webster] A trainband captain eke was he. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. A military leader; a warrior. [1913 Webster] Foremost captain of his time. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster] Captain general. (a) The commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the militia. (b) The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent islands. Captain lieutenant, a lieutenant with the rank and duties of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, -- as in the first company of an English regiment. [1913 Webster] Captain \Cap"tain\, v. t. To act as captain of; to lead. [R.] [1913 Webster] Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms. --Lowell. [1913 Webster] Captain \Cap"tain\, a. Chief; superior. [R.] [1913 Webster] captain jewes in the carcanet. --Shak. [1913 Webster]