Synonyms and Antonyms of captain

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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'captain'

1. (noun) captain
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. (noun) captain, skipper
the naval officer in command of a military ship
Synonyms: maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, captain, skipper, senior pilot

3. (noun) captain, police captain, police chief
a policeman in charge of a precinct
Synonyms: maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, captain, skipper, senior pilot

4. (noun) master, captain, sea captain, skipper
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, captain, lord, skipper

5. (noun) captain, chieftain
the leader of a group of people
Synonyms: maitre d'hotel, chief, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, tribal chief, chieftain, master, headman, captain, skipper, senior pilot

6. (noun) captain, senior pilot
the pilot in charge of an airship
Synonyms: maitre d'hotel, police captain, police chief, sea captain, maitre d', headwaiter, chieftain, master, captain, skipper, senior pilot

7. (verb) captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d'
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, captain, skipper, senior pilot

8. (verb) captain
be the captain of a sports team

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