A chief or leader. / The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel. / An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

(intransitive) To act as captain / (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

plural of captain

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captain

simple past tense and past participle of captain

present participle of captain

Obsolete spelling of captain

An army officer title in most countries / The title for someone who holds the captain job on a ship or other vessel.

plural of captaine

(nautical, historical) Before 1796, the rating of a boy entering the Royal Navy at about the age of twelve before becoming a midshipman.