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English noun: captain | |||
| 1. | captain (person) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commissioned military officer | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 2. | captain (person) the naval officer in command of a military ship | ||
| Synonyms | skipper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commissioned naval officer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flag captain | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 3. | captain (person) a policeman in charge of a precinct | ||
| Synonyms | police captain, police chief | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | officer, police officer, policeman | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Chief Constable | ||
| Instance hyponym | Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria | ||
| 4. | captain (person) an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship | ||
| Synonyms | master, sea captain, skipper | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | officer, ship's officer | ||
| Instance hyponym | Captain Kidd, Kidd, William Kidd | ||
| 5. | captain (person) the leader of a group of people | ||
| Samples | A captain of industry. | ||
| Synonyms | chieftain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leader | ||
| 6. | captain (person) the pilot in charge of an airship | ||
| Synonyms | senior pilot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | airplane pilot, pilot | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | group captain | ||
| 7. | captain (person) a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers | ||
| Synonyms | headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant | ||
English verb: captain | |||
| 1. | captain (social) be the captain of a sports team | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | head, lead | ||
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