captain
English Thesaurus
1. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers (noun.person)
2. the pilot in charge of an airship (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | airplane pilot, pilot, |
| definition | : | someone who is licensed to operate an aircraft in flight (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | group captain, |
| definition | : | a commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the army (noun.person) |
3. the naval officer in command of a military ship (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | flag captain, |
| definition | : | the captain of a flagship (noun.person) |
4. a policeman in charge of a precinct (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | chief constable, |
| definition | : | the head of the police force in a county (or similar area) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | beria, lavrenti pavlovich beria, |
| definition | : | Soviet chief of secret police under Joseph Stalin; was executed by his associates in the power struggle following Stalin's death (1899-1953) (noun.person) |
5. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant (noun.person)
6. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | leader, |
| definition | : | a person who rules or guides or inspires others (noun.person) |
7. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | officer, ship's officer, |
| definition | : | a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | captain kidd, kidd, william kidd, |
| definition | : | Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701) (noun.person) |
8. be the captain of a sports team (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | head, lead, |
| definition | : | be in charge of (verb.social) |
9. the pilot in charge of an airship (noun.person)
10. the naval officer in command of a military ship (noun.person)
| derivation | : | skipper, |
| definition | : | work as the skipper on a vessel (verb.social) |
11. a policeman in charge of a precinct (noun.person)
12. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)
| derivation | : | captain, |
| definition | : | be the captain of a sports team (verb.social) |
13. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship (noun.person)
| derivation | : | mastership, |
| definition | : | the position of master (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | skipper, |
| definition | : | work as the skipper on a vessel (verb.social) |
14. be the captain of a sports team (verb.social)
| derivation | : | captain, chieftain, |
| definition | : | the leader of a group of people (noun.person) |
15. the pilot in charge of an airship (noun.person)
16. the naval officer in command of a military ship (noun.person)
| derivation | : | skipper, |
| definition | : | work as the skipper on a vessel (verb.social) |
17. a policeman in charge of a precinct (noun.person)
18. the leader of a group of people (noun.person)
| derivation | : | captain, |
| definition | : | be the captain of a sports team (verb.social) |
19. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship (noun.person)
| derivation | : | mastership, |
| definition | : | the position of master (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | skipper, |
| definition | : | work as the skipper on a vessel (verb.social) |
20. be the captain of a sports team (verb.social)
| derivation | : | captain, chieftain, |
| definition | : | the leader of a group of people (noun.person) |
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