Synonyms for Captain
ˈkæp tən, -tɪnCap·tain

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   master, skipper

2. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   pilot in command, pilot

3. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   CAPT, CAPT., Capt, CPT, Capt.

4. 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(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. 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 pilot

2. captain, 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 pilot

3. captain, 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 pilot

4. master, 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, skipper

5. captain, 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 pilot

6. captain, 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 pilot

7. captain, 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 pilot

8. captainverb

   be the captain of a sports team

Matched Categories

1. • Commissioned Military Officer
   • Commissioned Naval Officer
   • Head
   • Leader
   • Military

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   commander, leader, chief, chieftain

2. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   warrior, military genius

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   commander, chieftain, leader, skipper, colonel, master, foreman

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "captain":

   capt., master, skipper, al-naqib, commander, capt, capitaine, -captain, sir, capitán, captains, pilot-in-command, iscaptain, kapitan, commandant, coxswain, naqib, obersturmführer

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How to use Captain in a sentence?

1. Los Angeles:

   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.

2. Mike Hernandez:

   I have grown through the ranks from patrolman to detective, lieutenant, captain, and have served as interim chief for the Uvalde Police Department.

3. Willie Robertson:

   [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.

4. Nathan Mills:

   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.

5. Susan Lowe:

   Approximately 500-600 pistols that were deemed unserviceable can be demilitarized in a day using Captain Crunch.