Captain

/ˈkæp.tən/

Synonyms for "captain" (236 found)

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Noun(8 words)
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birdmanboatswainbound bailiffbrassbrigadierbrigadier generalcall the signalscarry oncastellancatchpolechairchatelainchatelainechicken colonelchiefchief engineerchief matechief of policechief of staffchief petty officer

Strong matches (70)

cloud seedercocolonelcommandcommandantcommandercommander in chiefcommanding officercommercial pilotcommissioned officercommissionercommodorecompany officerconductconstablecontrolcopilotcrop-dusterdeck officerdeputy
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deputy sheriffdetectivedirectdirectordisciplineengineerensignexecexecutiveexecutive officerfedfederalfield marshalfield officerfirst lieutenantfive-star generalfleet admiralflicflierflyerfour-star generalg mang-mangendarmegeneralgeneral officergeneralissimogoverngovernment mangovernorhandleheadhead upinspectorinstructorintendantjemadarjet jockeyjunior officerlay down the lawlead

Related words (118)

lead onlicensed pilotlictorlieutenantlieutenant colonellieutenant commanderlieutenant generallieutenant junior grademace-bearermajormajor generalmake the rulesmanagemanagermaneuvermanipulatemarechalmarshalmastermastermind
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matemounted policemanmpnarcnaval officernavarchnavigatenavigating officernavigatorodofficerone-star generalorderorderly officerpatrolmanpatronpeace officerpetty officerpilotpipespolice captainpolice commissionerpolice constablepolice inspectorpolice matronpolice officerpolice sergeantpolicemanpolicewomanportreeveprescribepresidepreside overpull the stringsquarterbackquartermasterrainmakerrear admiralreeveregulaterisaldarroundsmanrulerrunsailing mastersailorsecond matesenior officersergeantsergeant at armsshavetailsheriffshipmastersirdarskipperstaff officerstand overstunt flierstunt mansubahdarsubalternsublieutenantsuperintendentsupervisetake commandtake the leadtest pilotthe brassthe old manthree-star generaltipstafftipstavestop brasstroopertwo-star generalvice admiralwarrant officerwatch officerwield authoritywingman
Noun(16 words)
leaderleader rolemaitre d'maitre d'hotelmilitary gradeofficer rankpolice captainpolice chiefsea captainsenior pilotskipperssteersuperviseteam captainteam leaderteam member
Preposition(1 words)
on field leader
Verb(1 words)

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More general

20 entries
airplane pilotcommandcommissioned military officercommissioned naval officercoordinatedining-room attendantdirectheadleadleaderleadership positionleadership rolemilitary rankofficerofficer grade

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air force captainaircraft captainairline captainarmy captainbaseball captainbasketball captainclub captainfield campaign captainnaval captainresearch project captainsea captainship captainship's captainsoccer captainteam captain

Collocations

10 entries
airline captaincaptain of industrycaptain of the teamcaptain's chaircaptain's logcaptain's rolecaptaincysea captainship captainteam captain

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

26 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The captain will go to the meteorological office to get a weather briefing.

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We cheered for him and chose him as our captain.

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The first man that succeed in swimming the Channel was Captain Webb.

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We elected Jeffrey captain of our team.

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