What are some opposite words for captain?

Antonyms for captain
ˈkæp tən, -tɪncap·tain

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Wiktionary3.0 / 1 vote

  1. captainnoun

    Synonyms:
    master, skipper

  2. captainnoun

    Synonyms:
    pilot in command, pilot

  3. captainnoun

    Synonyms:
    CAPT, CAPT., Capt, CPT, Capt.

  4. 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 WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. 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 pilot

  2. captain, 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 pilot

  3. captain, 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 pilot

  4. master, 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, skipper

  5. captain, 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 pilot

  6. captain, 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 pilot

  7. captain, 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 pilot

  8. captainverb

    be the captain of a sports team

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. captainnoun

    Synonyms:
    commander, chieftain, leader, skipper, colonel, master, foreman

How to use captain in a sentence?

  1. Brendon Baillod:

    The [American] Indians told the captain not to sail out, to wait the storm out, but he wouldn't listen to them.

  2. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic:

    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.

  3. Scott Wagner:

    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.

  4. Greg Cribbs:

    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!

  5. 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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