Captain
/ˈkæp.tən/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Captain
noun
- 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.
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