transcription, транскрипция: [ kæptɪn ]
( captains, captaining, captained)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
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?
N-TITLE ; N-COUNT ; N-VOC
2.
The captain of a sports team is the player in charge of it.
...Bob Willis, the former England cricket captain.
= skipper
N-COUNT : oft N of n , n N
3.
The captain of a ship is the sailor in charge of it.
...the captain of the aircraft carrier Saratoga.
= skipper
N-COUNT : oft N of n
4.
The captain of an aeroplane is the pilot in charge of it.
N-COUNT ; N-TITLE
5.
In the United States and some other countries, a captain is a police officer or fireman of fairly senior rank.
N-COUNT ; N-TITLE
6.
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
VERB : V n