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captain


captain - noun

  • an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
  • the naval officer in command of a military ship
  • a policeman in charge of a precinct
  • an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
  • the leader of a group of people
  • the pilot in charge of an airship
  • a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

    • captain - verb

    • be the captain of a sports team

    captain - thesaurus

    chieftain   headwaiter   master   skipper  


    View spelling list -ain saying /in/ and learn about the word captain in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 31. Word endings:-ture, -tain, ine.

    Other Spellzone word lists: Military ranks

    Scrabble score for captain

    c is 3 a is 1 p is 3 t is 1 a is 1 i is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 11

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