FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n A chief or leader.

n The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

n An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

n A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

n A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps|NOAA Corps, or Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). 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.

n One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

n The leader of a group of workers.

n A maître d'.

n (context|southern|_|US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

v (intransitive) To act as captain

v (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.