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Synonyms for Captain
ˈkæp tən, -tɪnCap·tain
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Wiktionary
captainnoun
captainnoun
Synonyms:
pilot in command, pilotcaptainnoun
captainnoun
The leader of a group of workers.
John Henry said to the captain, A man ain't nothing but a man.
Synonyms:
straw boss, foreman, supervisor
Princeton's WordNet
captainnoun
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, skippernoun
the naval officer in command of a military ship
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, captain, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, police captain, police chiefnoun
a policeman in charge of a precinct
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, captain, skipper, senior pilotmaster, captain, sea captain, skippernoun
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Synonyms:
professional, police captain, master key, maitre d', master copy, police chief, chieftain, schoolmaster, original, passkey, maitre d'hotel, maestro, headwaiter, superior, victor, senior pilot, master, overlord, passe-partout, sea captain, headmaster, captain, lord, skippercaptain, chieftainnoun
the leader of a group of people
"a captain of industry"
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, chief, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, tribal chief, chieftain, master, headman, captain, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, senior pilotnoun
the pilot in charge of an airship
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, captain, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'verb
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, captain, skipper, senior pilotcaptainverb
be the captain of a sports team
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#635 | professional | |
#691 | original | |
#1314 | master | |
#1731 | lord | |
#1793 | chief | |
#3447 | pilot | |
#3642 | sir | |
#3734 | superior | |
#4088 | captain | |
#5358 | supervisor | |
#6145 | commander | |
#6445 | victor | |
#18419 | foreman | |
#18721 | maestro | |
#19110 | cpt | |
#20025 | captains | |
#20914 | skipper | |
#26197 | capt | |
#40521 | headmaster | |
#42065 | commandant | |
#42380 | chieftain | |
#44084 | overlord | |
#53906 | capitan | |
#74685 | schoolmaster | |
#113809 | headman | |
#114165 | coxswain | |
#135093 | passkey | |
#137718 | capitaine | |
#175322 | kapitan |
How to use Captain in a sentence?
There’s actually more than one witness who came forward who heard them on the boat arguing, it was really intense and it was so bad [Captain Dennis Davern] went down to check on them because he was worried that there was some kind of an assault. That’s when he was told to go away by Robert Wagner… Before it goes quiet.
I have grown through the ranks from patrolman to detective, lieutenant, captain, and have served as interim chief for the Uvalde Police Department.
[Lisa] is such a baby nut, so every opportunity she has to make a lasagna or take something to their house, she's over there so she can hug all on our little wonder woman, we laugh but Sadie and Christian look like superheroes. You know, it's like Captain America meets Wonder Woman or Bat Girl or something.
This is where Michael Davidson grew up, this is where Michael Davidson started learning about the ferries and where Michael Davidson probably wanted to become a captain... watching these ferries go by every day.
Approximately 500-600 pistols that were deemed unserviceable can be demilitarized in a day using Captain Crunch.
Translations for Captain
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- قبطان, نقيب, قائد المنتخب, طيارArabic
- командвам, водя, капитанBulgarian
- capitàCatalan, Valencian
- kapitán, námořní kapitánCzech
- Kapitän, Kapitän zur See, Hauptmann, Mannschaftskapitän, Stabshauptmann, FlugkapitänGerman
- κυβερνώ, ηγούμαι, καπετάνιος, αρχηγός, σμηναγός, κυβερνήτης, πλοίαρχος, λοχαγόςGreek
- kapitanoEsperanto
- capitanear, capitánSpanish
- کاپیتانPersian
- kapteeni, kommodori, lentokapteeniFinnish
- capitaineFrench
- caiptean, sgiobairScottish Gaelic
- capitánGalician
- סרןHebrew
- kapitány, százados, csapatkapitányHungarian
- ավագArmenian
- kaptenIndonesian
- flugstjóriIcelandic
- capitanoItalian
- 機長, 船長, 大佐, 大尉, キャプテンJapanese
- 대위, 선장, 船長Korean
- kāpeneMāori
- കപ്പിത്താന്Malayalam
- kaptenMalay
- kommandør, kapteinNorwegian
- kapitein, aanvoerderDutch
- kaptein, kommandørNorwegian Nynorsk
- capitaniOccitan
- dowodzić, kapitanPolish
- capitã, capitãoPortuguese
- căpitanRomanian
- капитанRussian
- satnik, satnicaSerbo-Croatian
- kapitánSlovak
- kapétanka, kapétan, stotnik, stotnicaSlovene
- kaptenSwedish
- nahodha, amrisha, unahodhaSwahili
- กัปตันThai
- kapitanTagalog
- YüzbaşıTurkish
- đội trưởngVietnamese
- 隊長Chinese
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