captain
(Botany)
[noun]
Synonyms: leader, boss, chief, commander, head, master, skipper

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English Thesaurus: plane, aircraft, jet, airliner, bomber, ...

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I. cap‧tain¹ W3 /ˈkæptən, ˈkæptɪn/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: capitain, from Late Latin capitaneus 'chief', from Latin caput 'head']

1. the sailor in charge of a ship, or the pilot in charge of an aircraft:
The captain and crew welcome you aboard.

2. a military officer with a fairly high rank ⇒ group captain

3. someone who leads a team or other group of people
captain of
Julie’s captain of the quiz team.
The Blackhawks' team captain was the first to score.

4. captain of industry someone who owns or has an important job in a big company

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II. captain² verb [transitive]

1. to lead a group or team of people and be their captain:
The U.S. team, captained by Arthur Ashe, won the Davis Cup in 1981 and 1982.

2. to be in charge of a ship, aircraft etc

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captain
noun
 ⇒ Note at RANK

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plane (also aeroplane British English), airplane American English a vehicle that flies in the air and has wings and at least one engine:
The plane took off from John F Kennedy airport.
a passenger plane carrying over 300 people
aircraft a plane or other vehicle that can fly. Aircraft sounds more formal than plane:
Smoking is not allowed on board the aircraft.
He was trained to fly military aircraft.
jet a fast plane with a jet engine:
She owns a private jet.
airliner a large plane that carries people:
a commercial airliner
bomber a plane that carries and drops bombs:
The town was attacked by US and British bombers.
fighter (plane) a small fast military plane that can destroy other planes:
The plane was shot down by enemy fighters.
He was a fighter pilot during the war.
warplane a military plane that is used for fighting in the air or for dropping bombs:
The area had been bombed by US warplanes.
pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane:
an airline pilot
He has a pilot’s licence.
co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot:
The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.
captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft:
This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.
the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight:
The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:
The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.
flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane:
The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.
steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane:
I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.

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