captain meaning
EN
[ˈkæp.tɪn] 
US WCaptain
- Captain may refer to:
EN Captain 
- NounPLcaptainsSUF-ain
- 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.
- A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
- One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
- The leader of a group of workers.
- John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
- A maître d'.
- (Southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
- A chief or leader.
- VerbSGcaptainsPRcaptainingPT, PPcaptained
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- When the captain offered a free round of grog to the crew, every man Jack of them lined up for a cupful.
- OK, soldiers, let's get our M-16s and when the captain gives the signal, we'll fire.
- The captain ordered that the guards unshackle and release the prisoner, as he had served his sentence.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the service, as if they would not have the enemy subdued. – Edmund Spenser
- Captain Simon Katich (35 off 26) swiped three legside sixes to keep the scoreboard ticking along until he was dismissed right at the halfway point of the innings to leave NSW at 5-67.
- Captain Camara reacted angrily to these statements, telling reporters Monday that “Guinea is not a subprefecture, is not a neighborhood in France.”
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- The talented 22-year-old is one of six players named to lead last year's wooden spooners, the group to be headed by James McDonald who had already been confirmed as the club's new captain.
- 1954, JRR Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, Vol 3[1], Houghton Mifflin Co., page 164 : But the victory did little to enhearten the captains.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of captain in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "captain" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.