Captain - Definition
captain
n 1: an officer holding a rank below a major but above a
lieutenant
2: the naval officer in command of a military ship [syn:
captain, skipper]
3: a policeman in charge of a precinct [syn: captain, police
captain, police chief]
4: an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn:
master, captain, sea captain, skipper]
5: the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
[syn: captain, chieftain]
6: the pilot in charge of an airship [syn: captain, senior
pilot]
7: a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and
the seating of customers [syn: captain, headwaiter,
maitre d'hotel, maitre d']
v 1: be the captain of a sports team