Captains have responsibility for ship and crew.
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Captains
//ˈkæp.tɪnz//
Synonyms for "captains" (228 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (68)
chief of staffchief petty officercloud seedercocolonelcommandcommandantcommandercommander in chiefcommanding officercommercial pilotcommissioned officercommissionercommodorecompany officerconductconstablecontrolcopilotcrop-duster
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deck officerdeputydeputy sheriffdetectivedirectdirectordisciplineengineerensignexecexecutiveexecutive officerfedfederalfield marshalfield officerfirst lieutenantfive-star generalfleet admiralflicflierflyerfour-star generalg mang-mangendarmegeneralgeneral officergeneralissimogoverngovernment mangovernorhandleheadhead upinspectorinstructorintendantjemadarjet jockeyjunior officerlay down the lawleadlead on
Noun(4 words)
Related words (114)
leaderlicensed pilotlictorlieutenantlieutenant colonellieutenant commanderlieutenant generallieutenant junior grademace-bearermaitre dmaitre d hotelmajormajor generalmake the rulesmanagemanagermaneuvermanipulatemarechalmarshal
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mastermindmatemounted policemanmpnarcnaval officernavarchnavigatenavigating officernavigatorodofficerone-star generalorderorderly officerpatrolmanpatronpeace officerpetty officerpipespolice captainpolice commissionerpolice constablepolice inspectorpolice matronpolice officerpolice sergeantpolicemanpolicewomanportreeveprescribepresidepreside overpull the stringsquarterbackquartermasterrainmakerrear admiralreeveregulaterisaldarroundsmanrulerrunsailing mastersailorsecond matesenior officersergeantsergeant at armsshavetailsheriffshipmastersirdarstaff officerstand overstunt flierstunt mansubahdarsubalternsublieutenantsuperintendentsupervisesupervisortake commandtake the leadtest pilotthe brassthe old manthree-star generaltipstafftipstavestop brasstroopertwo-star generalvice admiralwarrant officerwatch officerwield authoritywingman
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When did starship captains develop the habit of … talking like … this?
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I'm one of the team's captains.
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If I hear one more song about sailors or captains, I'm going to jump off a bridge.
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