captain
/ˈkæptɪn/
verb
- To act as the captain of a ship, aircraft, sports team, or group.
- The experienced pilot was chosen to captain the new flight route.
- She will captain the ship on its next voyage across the Atlantic.
- He captained the basketball team to three consecutive championships.
noun
- The person in command of a ship or aircraft.
- The captain guided the ship safely through the storm.
- The captain of the fishing boat checked the weather forecast before leaving the harbor.
- The airline captain announced that we would be landing in twenty minutes.
- The leader of a sports team.
- As team captain, he always made sure everyone practiced hard.
- The basketball captain gave a motivational speech before the big game.
- She was chosen as the captain of the soccer team because of her leadership skills.
- A rank in the military, police, or fire department, above lieutenant and below major (or equivalent).
- The fire captain directed the crew as they fought the blaze.
- The army captain led his soldiers through the training exercise.
- A police captain oversees the detectives in the precinct.
- A person who is in charge of a group or organization.
- She acted as the captain of the volunteer group during the cleanup.
- The project captain kept everyone on schedule.
- He was the captain of the debate club in high school.