Captain
"Captain" in German
Flugkapitän
(the person lawfully in command of an airliner)
Hauptmann
(an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)
Kapitän
(the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel)
Kapitän zur See
(a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)
Mannschaftskapitän
(one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions)
Stabshauptmann
(an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major)
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