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Antonyms for captain
ˈkæp tən, -tɪncap·tain
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term captain.
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captainnoun
captainnoun
Synonyms:
pilot in command, pilotcaptainnoun
captainnoun
The leader of a group of workers.
John Henry said to the captain, A man ain't nothing but a man.
Synonyms:
straw boss, foreman, supervisor
Princeton's WordNet
captainnoun
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, skippernoun
the naval officer in command of a military ship
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, police captain, police chiefnoun
a policeman in charge of a precinct
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, skipper, senior pilotmaster, captain, sea captain, skippernoun
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Synonyms:
professional, police captain, master key, maitre d', master copy, police chief, chieftain, schoolmaster, original, passkey, maitre d'hotel, maestro, headwaiter, superior, victor, senior pilot, master, overlord, passe-partout, sea captain, headmaster, lord, skippercaptain, chieftainnoun
the leader of a group of people
"a captain of industry"
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, chief, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, tribal chief, chieftain, master, headman, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, senior pilotnoun
the pilot in charge of an airship
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, skipper, senior pilotcaptain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'verb
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Synonyms:
maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, skipper, senior pilotcaptainverb
be the captain of a sports team
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How to use captain in a sentence?
The [American] Indians told the captain not to sail out, to wait the storm out, but he wouldn't listen to them.
Now, I ’m switching to another importanttopic : Halloweenis almost here and it’s time to choose your costume. I’ve chosen mine. This is my homage to Captain Captain Kirk, but everyone, we want peopleto have a great, great Halloween.
They are acting like they didn't know what was happening, (but) there isn't a damn thing the crew can do without the owners telling them what to do, nowadays the technology is so good these owners are on the bridge with the captain every step of the way. They are virtually on the ship, so for TOTE to file limited liability and say they didn't know what was happening, that is wrong.
The captain had his hands full for a while there. Kudos to him for keeping us safe. Not easy to maneuver a boat in 150-mph winds!
Germany Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:
According to current knowledge we assume that the captain was actively barred from accessing the cockpit.
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