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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