Etymology : Middle English capitane, from Middle French capitain, from Late Latin capitaneus, adjective and n., chief, from Latin capit-, caput head; more at HEAD
Pronunciation : 'kap-t&n
also 'kap-
Function : noun
Date : 14th century
1. commander of ship; group leader, head, commander. lead; champion; fill the role of captain. captain\cap"tain\ (kăp"t&ibreve;n), n. [oe. capitain, captain, of. capitain, f. capitaine (cf. sp. capitan, it. capitano), ll. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. l. caput the head. see:
under chief, and cf. chieftain.].
2. a head, or chief officer; as: (a) the military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service. (b) an officer in the united states navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army. (c) by courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain. (d) the master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel. (e) one in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc. (f) the foreman of a body of workmen. (g) a person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team. a trainband captain eke was he. the rhodian captain, relying on the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards.
3. a military leader; a warrior. foremost captain of his time.captain general. (a) the commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the militia. (b) the spanish governor of cuba and its dependent islands.captain lieutenant, a lieutenant with the rank and duties of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, -- as in the first company of an english regiment.captain \cap"tain\ , v. t. to act as captain of; to lead. [r.] men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms.captain \cap"tain\, a. chief; superior. [r.] captain jewes in the carcanet.
4. A head, or chief officer The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
5. An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
6. By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
7. The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
8. One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
9. The foreman of a body of workmen.
10. A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
11. A military leader; a warrior.
12. To act as captain of; to lead.
13. Chief; superior. a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers the pilot ins charge of an airship the naval officer in command of a military ship a policeman in charge of a precinct an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry" be the captain of a sports team.
14. 1. In the army, navy, and some other armed forces, a captain is an officer of middle rank. a captain in the British army Are all your weapons in place, Captain?.
15. The captain of a sports team is the player in charge of it. Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain. = skipper.
16. The captain of a ship is the sailor in charge of it. the captain of the aircraft carrier Saratoga. = skipper.
17. The captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it.
18. In the United States and some other countries, a captain is a police officer or fireman of fairly senior rank.
19. If you captain a team or a ship, you are the captain of it. Murdo McLeod, who captained Hibernian's League-Cup-winning team in 1991 = skipper.
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