captain

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A captain is equal in grade or rank to an [[United States Army|Army]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]], or [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] [[colonel]]. # {{nautical}} The person [[lawfully]] in command of a [[vessel]]. #: ''The '''captain''' is the last man to leave a sinking ship.'' # The person lawfully in command of an [[airliner]]. #: ''This is your '''captain''' speaking. Please fasten your safety belts.'' # One of the [[athlete]]s on a [[sports]] [[team]] who [[designate]]d to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a [[referee]] or [[official]]. # The leader of a group of workers. #: ''John Henry said to the '''captain''', "A man ain't nothing but a man."'' # A [[maître d']]. #* '''1977''', Don Felder, Don Henley{{,}} and Glenn Frey, lyricists, [[w:Hotel California (song)|"Hotel California"]], #*: So I called up the '''Captain''', "Please bring me my wine." #*: He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969." # {{context|southern|_|US}} An honorific title given to a prominent person. See ''[[colonel]]''. ====Synonyms==== * {{sense|leader of a group of workers}} [[supervisor]], [[straw boss]], [[foreman]] * {{sense|commander of a vessel}} [[skipper]] , [[master]] * {{sense|pilot in command}} [[pilot]] , [[pilot in command]] * {{sense|military rank}} [[CAPT]] , [[CAPT.]] , [[Capt.]] , [[Capt]] {{qualifier|abbreviation}} ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top3|Terms derived from the noun "captain"}} * [[bell captain]] * [[captain of the fleet]] * [[captain of industry]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[corvette captain]] * [[cruiser captain]] * [[flag captain]] * [[fleet captain]] {{rel-mid3}} * [[flotilla captain]] * [[frigate captain]] * [[senior captain]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major}} * Chinese: [[上尉]], [[上尉]] (shàng wèi) * Czech: {{t+|cs|kapitán|m}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kapteeni}} * French: {{t+|fr|capitaine}} * German: {{t+|de|Stabshauptmann|m}}, {{t+|de|Hauptmann|m}} * Greek: {{t+|el|λοχαγός|m|sc=Grek}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: [[סרן]] (séren) {{m}} * Italian: {{t+|it|capitano|m}} * Japanese: [[大尉]] (たいい, taī) * Polish: {{t+|pl|kapitan|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|капитан|m|tr=kapitán|sc=Cyrl}} * Spanish: {{t|es|capitán|m}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|nahodha}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore and rear admiral}} * Chinese: [[船長]], [[船长]] (chuán zhǎng) * Czech: {{t+|cs|kapitán|m}} * Finnish: {{t-|fi|kommodori}}  * French: [[capitaine]] [[de]] [[vaisseau]] * German: {{t+|de|Kapitän zur See|m}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: [[capitano]] [[di]] [[vascello]] {{m}} * Japanese: [[大佐]] (たいさ, taisa) * Polish: {{t+|pl|kapitan|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|капитан|m|tr=kapitán|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|nahodha}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|The person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel}} * Chinese: [[艦長]], [[舰长]] (jiàn zhǎng) * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kapteeni}} * French: {{t+|fr|capitaine}} * German: {{t+|de|Kapitän|m}} * Greek: (kapetanios) * Hebrew: [[קברניט]] (qvarnyt') {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|capitano|m}} * Japanese: [[船長]] (せんちょう, senchou) * Polish: {{t+|pl|kapitan|m}} * Portuguese: [[capitão]] {{m}}, [[capitã]], {{f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|капитан|m|tr=kapitán|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|nahodha}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kapten}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|The person lawfully in command of an airliner}} * Chinese: [[機長]], [[机长]] (jī zhǎng) * Finnish: [[kapteeni]], [[lentokapteeni]] * French: {{t+|fr|capitaine}} * German: {{t-|de|Flugkapitän|m}} * Hebrew: [[קברניט]] (qvarnyt') {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|capitano|m}} * Japanese: [[機長]] (きちょう, kichou) * Polish: {{t+|pl|kapitan|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|капитан|m|tr=kapitán|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|nahodha}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kapten}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|One of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions}} * Chinese: [[隊長]], [[队长]] (duì zhǎng) * Finnish: {{t+|fi|kapteeni}} * French: {{t+|fr|capitaine}} * German: {{t+|de|Mannschaftskapitän|m}} * Hebrew: [[קפטן]] (qépt'en) {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|capitano|m}} * Japanese: [[キャプテン]](kyaputen) * Polish: {{t+|pl|kapitan|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|капитан|m|tr=kapitán|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|nahodha}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kapten}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} {{checktrans-mid}} * {{ttbc|Spanish}}: [[capitán]] {{m}} {{checktrans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb}} # {{intransitive}} To act as captain # {{transitive}} To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team. ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to act as a captain}} * Polish: {{t-|pl|dowodzić}} {{trans-mid}} * Spanish: {{t|es|capitanear}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|to exercise command}} * Polish: {{t-|pl|dowodzić}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ====Related terms==== * [[chapiter]] * [[chapter]] * [[capital]] * [[capitalism]] * [[capitulate]] * [[capitulation]] [[Category:Military ranks]] [[el:captain]] [[fr:captain]] [[gl:captain]] [[ko:captain]] [[io:captain]] [[id:captain]] [[sw:captain]] [[ku:captain]] [[hu:captain]] [[nl:captain]] [[pl:captain]] [[ru:captain]] [[simple:captain]] [[fi:captain]] [[ta:captain]] [[te:captain]] [[tr:captain]] [[vi:captain]] [[zh:captain]]