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captain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈkæp.tən/ (Australia, US)
[ˈkæpn̩] (informal)
[ˈkæpm̩] (informal)
/ˈkæp.ən/ (informal)
/ˈkæp.tən/ (UK)
/ˈkæp.tɪn/ (UK)
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Etymology

From Middle English capitain, capteyn, from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capitāneus, from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap-. Doublet of chieftain, also from Old French.

Meanings

A chief or leader.
- Stand up-stand up, Northumberland! / I bid you answer true, / If England's King has under his hand / A Captain as good as you? 1929, Rudyard Kipling, The English Way:
- For out of the shal come a captaine, whych shall govern my people israhel. 1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Matthew ij:
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
- The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
- Merchants, common sailors, captains of vessels, skippers, […] naval officers of all countries, and the Governments of several states on the two continents, were deeply interested in the matter. 1873, Jules Verne, chapter I, in [anonymous], transl., Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas; […], James R. Osgood edition, Boston, Mass.: Geo[rge] M[urray] Smith & Co., →OCLC, part I, page 3:
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
- "A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there.[…]." 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
A rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as pilot in command of a two-pilot flight crew.
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
- Captain's supposed to be the leader, right? 2000, Gregory Allen Howard, Remember the Titans:
- As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy. 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
The leader of a group of workers.
- John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
- The assistant mine captains then reported to the mine captain in charge of all underground operations and subordinate only to the superintendent himself. 1990, Marshall C. Eakin, A British Enterprise in Brazil:
The head boy of a school.
A maître d', a headwaiter.
- 1977, Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey, lyricists, "Hotel California", So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine." / He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."
(Southern-US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
captains	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

Capt. (military rank) · CPT (military rank) · pilot (pilot in command) · Capt (military rank) · skipper (commander of a vessel) · straw boss (leader of a group of workers) · CAPT (military rank) · foreman (leader of a group of workers) · pilot in command (pilot in command) · supervisor (leader of a group of workers) · master (commander of a vessel)

Translations (300)

kk капитан (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · cy capten (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · sw kapteni (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · hy կապիտան (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · eo kapitano (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · mi kāpene (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · km មេកប៉ាល់ (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · sv kommendör (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · sq kapiten (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ca capità (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · fi kapteeni (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ko 대위 (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · fa-ira ناخُدا (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · uz kapitan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nb kaptein (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · eo kapitano (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · de Stabshauptmann (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sk kapitán (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · cy capten (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · hi जहाज़रान (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · lo ກັບຕັນ (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · wa captinne (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ru капита́н (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · pt capitão (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · my ဗိုလ်ကြီး (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · ga captaen (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nn kaptein (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · ro căpitan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ms nakhoda (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · tg нохудо (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · pt capitã (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · mfe kapitenn (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · cmn 隊長 /队长 (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · da kaptajn (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · gd caiptean (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · es capitán (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · tg капитан (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ar رُبَّان (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ja 船長 (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ko 상좌 (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · tr kaptan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · pt capitão (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · hu parancsnok (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · es capitán (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · km នាវិកបតី (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · el αρχηγός (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · fr capitaine (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · uk капіта́н (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · ru капита́н (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · es capitán (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · km នាវិកនាយក (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ko 대령 (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · sv kapten (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · mr कॅप्टन (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · fa-ira کاپیتان (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · bn ক্যাপ্টেন (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · el πλοίαρχος (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · yi קאַפּיטאַן (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · da kaptajn (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · pdt Kapitän (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nl kapitein (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · nrf cap'taine (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · cst wétnés (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · eo kapitano (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · he קֶפְּטֵן (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · cmn 艦長 /舰长 (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · tr yüzbaşı (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sv kapten (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · gd sgiobair (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · hy նավապետ (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · da kommandør (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · cmn 海軍上校 /海军上校 (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · bg капита́н (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · de Kapitän zur See (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · ug كاپىتان (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · sl stotnica (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · th กัปตัน (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · egy s-x:r-i-i-Y1-A1 (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nl kapitein (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · pt capitão de mar e guerra (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · ms kapten (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · he קֶפְּטֵן (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · nrf cap'taine (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · gd caiptean (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · tk kapitan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nb kaptein (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · uk капіта́н (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · bg капита́н (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · nn kaptein (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · hu százados (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · wa captinne (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · mr कॅप्टन (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ga captaen (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · id kapten (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · acw قُبْطان (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · dsb hawptman (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · mk ка́петан (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nb kaptein (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · fr capitaine (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · hi कप्तान (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · fr capitaine de vaisseau (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · sv kapten (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · gl capitán (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · cs námořní kapitán (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · pdt Kapitän (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ka კაპიტანი (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sv kapten (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · lv kapteinis (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · my ကက်ပတိန် (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · bg капита́н (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · cmn 上尉 (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ur کَپْتان (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · be капіта́н (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · hu parancsnok (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · th กัปตัน (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · bg капита́н (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ga captaen (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · cs kapitán (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · sk kapitán (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · it capitano (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · is kafteinn (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · id kapten (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · hu kapitány (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · ga captaen (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · id nakhoda (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · sh sȁtnica (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · es capitán (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · de Hauptmann (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · id kapten (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · yi קאַפּיטאַן (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · sl stotnik (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · lt kapitonas (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nl gezagvoerder (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · et kapten (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nl gezagvoerder (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · pl kapitan (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · el κυβερνήτης (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · it capitano (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · cmn 機長 /机长 (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · tl kapitan (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · mk капета́н (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ca capità (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · th นายเรือ (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · pt capitão (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · sh капѐта̄н (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · is kapteinn (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · nrf cap'taine (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · nl aanvoerder (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · fa-ira سَرْوان (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sh kapètān (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · fi lentokapteeni (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · ru капита́н (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · he קְבַרְנִיט (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · sk kapitán (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · nb kaptein (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · th ไต้ก๋ง (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · el καπετάνιος (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · nn kaptein (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · el κυβερνήτης (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · vi thuyền trưởng (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nn skipsførar (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ko 선장 (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ja 大佐 (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · acw كَبْتِن (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ms kapten (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · fa-ira کاپیتان (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · fr capitaine (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · acw طَيَّار (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · he קְבַרְנִיט (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · uz kapitan (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · km នាយសំពៅ (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ko 기장 (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · nb kommandør (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · sl kapétanka (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · el καπετάνιος (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · grc πρωρεύς (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · hu kapitány (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · rup cãpitan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · fi kommodori (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · ar طَيَّار (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · sq kapiten (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · is höfuðsmaður (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ur جَہاز ران (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nn kommandør (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · pt capitão (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · mr कर्णधार (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · yi קאַפּיטאַן (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sh са̏тница (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · enm mariner (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · de Kapitän (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nn kaptein (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · mfe kapitenn (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · de Flugkapitän (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · ru капита́н (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · it capitano (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · fa-ira ناخُدا (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · bg капита́н (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ja キャプテン (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · el λοχαγός (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · uk капіта́н (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · cy capten (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · he קֶפְּטֵן (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · gd caiptean (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · fo skipari (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · pt capitão (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · sh капѐта̄н (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · is skipstjóri (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · fr capitaine (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · vi đội trưởng (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · el καπετάνιος (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · fi kapteeni (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · mk капитен (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ko 캡틴 (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · sh kapetan bojnog broda (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · ga captaen (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · gd caiptean (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · cs kapitán (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · enm schipman (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · id kapten (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · nb kaptein (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · yi קאַפּיטאַן (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · pl kapitan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · be капіта́н (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · acw قُبطان (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · is flugstjóri (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · he סֶרֶן (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · it capitano (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · sl kapitan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ka კაპიტანი (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ar نَقِيب (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · zdj nahudha (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ar كَبْتِن (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · fi kapteeni (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · el πλοίαρχος (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · gd caiptean (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · pl kapitan (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · nrf cap'taine (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · sw kapteni (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ar قَائِد (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ota رئیس (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · hu csapatkapitány (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · cs kapitán (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · he רַב חוֹבֵל (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · hu kapitány (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · id kapten (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nrf cap'taine (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · myv венчазор (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · da kaptajn (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · ca capità (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · dsb stotnik (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · tg нохудо (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · pl kapitan (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · ja 機長 (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · be капіта́н (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · el σμηναγός (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ru капита́н (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · yi קאַפּיטאַן (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ky капитан (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ar قُبْطَان (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · grc λοχαγός (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · af kaptein (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · mk капетан (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · af kaptein (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · oc capitani (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · ka კაპიტანი (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · mi kāpene (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · pl kapitan (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ar طَيَّار (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · mn капитан (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · mr संघनायक (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · ja 大尉 (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · mn ахмад (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · id kapten (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · ml കപ്പിത്താന് (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sh са̏тнӣк (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · cy capten (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · gd sgiobair (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · is fyrirliði (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · cs kapitán (the person lawfully in command of an airliner) · th กปิตัน (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · ar قُبْطَان (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nn kaptein (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · hy ավագ (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · de Mannschaftskapitän (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · sw nahodha (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · sh sȁtnīk (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sl kapétan (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · nl kapitein (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · be капіта́н (one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions) · it capitano di vascello (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral) · sh kapètān (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · mr कॅप्टन (an air force officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · uk капіта́н (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · fi kapteeni (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · nb skipsfører (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · cmn 船長 /船长 (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · bg капита́н (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · az kapitan (the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel) · mr कॅप्टन (an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major) · sw kapteni (a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral)

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Spelling	Features	Source
captained	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic
captained	Tense=Past	lexicographic
captains	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	lexicographic
captaining	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part	lexicographic