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Captain
/ˈkæptən/
A person who is in charge of a ship, aircraft, or sports team, responsible for leadership and management.
Synonyms:
chief
leader
commander
guide
skipper
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
He
captains
us, he does not coddle us.
"At your pleasure,
captain
," replied Rabaud.
I am its
captain
, and my name is Captain Nemo.
Etymology:
From Middle English
capitaine
, from Middle French, from Late Latin
capitāneus
, meaning chief or leader, derived from Latin
caput
meaning head.
Usage Statistics:
61 mentions per 1 million words
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