CAPTAIN
Scrabble letter values: C3A1P3T1A1I1N1 = 11
Definition
- verb be the captain of a sports team.
- noun an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant.
- noun the naval officer in command of a military ship. — synonyms: skipper
- noun a policeman in charge of a precinct. — synonyms: police_captain, police_chief
- noun an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship. — synonyms: master, sea_captain, skipper
- noun the leader of a group of people. — synonyms: chieftain
- noun the pilot in charge of an airship. — synonyms: senior_pilot
- noun a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers. — synonyms: headwaiter, maitre_d'hotel, maitre_d'
Examples
- “a captain of industry”
- “The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.”
- “John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."”