Synonyms for captain
ˈkæp tən, -tɪncap·tain

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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 WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 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

Matched Categories

1. • Commissioned Military Officer
   • Commissioned Naval Officer
   • Head
   • Leader
   • Military

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   commander, leader, chief, chieftain

2. captainnoun

   Synonyms:
   warrior, military genius

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. captainnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "captain":

   capt., master, skipper, al-naqib, commander, capt, capitaine, -captain, sir, capitán, captains, pilot-in-command, iscaptain, kapitan, commandant, coxswain, naqib, obersturmführer

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1. Monique Lamoureux-Morando:

   We lost the game. I think it was 3-1 and there were seconds left, when I remember (Canada captain) Hayley Wickenheiser nailed Natalie Darwitz, it was offside, and she hit her right after the whistle or during the whistle, depending on who you talk to.

2. Aldous Huxley:

   My fate cannot be mastered it can only be collaborated with and thereby, to some extent, directed. Nor am I the captain of my soul I am only its noisiest passenger.

3. Germany Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt:

   The French prosecutors' assessment that the plane was deliberately put into descent is equally plausible according to our experts, according to current knowledge we assume that the captain was actively barred from accessing the cockpit.

4. Bob Barker:

   I'm 100% confident that the captain of the Thunder destroyed his own ship.

5. Adam Nawalka:

   Robert is an excellent captain as well as excellent player, his attitude is always very professional and I believe he can be viewed as an example by other players of how to run their career.