captain
A chief or leader.
Noun 4 meanings
A chief or leader.
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
“The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.”
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
Verb 2 meanings
To act as captain
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
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.
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CAPTAIN at a glance
CAPTAIN has 7 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + A 1 + P 3 + T 1 + A 1 + I 1 + N 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,319 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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