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Noun captain has 7 senses

captain - an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
--₁ is a kind of commissioned military officer
captain, skipper - the naval officer in command of a military ship
--₂ is a kind of commissioned naval officer
--₂ has particulars: flag captain
captain, police captain, police chief - a policeman in charge of a precinct
--₃ is a kind of policeman, police officer, officer
--₃ has particulars: Chief Constable; Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich Beria
master, captain, sea captain, skipper - an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
--₄ is a kind of officer, ship's officer
--₄ has particulars: Kidd, William Kidd, Captain Kidd
captain, chieftain - the leader of a group of people; "a captain of industry"
--₅ is a kind of leader

Derived form: verb captain₁
captain, senior pilot - the pilot ins charge of an airship
--₆ is a kind of pilot, airplane pilot
--₆ has particulars: group captain
captain, headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d' - a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
--₇ is a kind of dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant

Verb captain has 1 sense

captain - be the captain of a sports team
--₁ is one way to head, lead

Derived form: noun captain₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody