Captain

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·adj Chief; superior.

II. Captain ·noun A head, or chief officer.

III. Captain ·noun A military leader; a warrior.

IV. Captain ·noun The foreman of a body of workmen.

V. Captain ·noun The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.

VI. Captain ·vt To act as captain of; to Lead.

VII. Captain ·noun One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, ·etc.

VIII. Captain ·noun By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.

IX. Captain ·noun A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.

X. Captain ·noun An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.

XI. Captain ·noun The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.

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