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captain

noun
  1. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
    headwaiter
  2. the pilot in charge of an airship
    senior pilot
  3. the naval officer in command of a military ship
    skipper
  4. a policeman in charge of a precinct
    police captainpolice chief
  5. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
  6. the leader of a group of people
    “a captain of industry”
    chieftain
  7. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
    master
verb
  1. to be the captain of a sports team
    “I captain the squad.”