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 \\ˈkap-tən also ˈkap-^əm\\ noun1.
  a.
    (1) a military leader : the commander of a unit or a body of troops
    (2) a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general
    (3) a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major
  b.
    (1) a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship
    (2) a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiral
  c. a senior pilot who commands the crew of an airplane
  d. an officer in a police department or fire department in charge of a unit (as a precinct or company) and usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief
2. one who leads or supervises: as
  a. a leader of a sports team or side
  b. 

headwaiter

  c. a person in charge of hotel bellhops — called also bell captain
3. a person of importance or influence in a field
    captains of industry
• cap·tain·cy  \\ˈkap-tən-sē\\ noun
• cap·tain·ship  \\-ˌship\\ noun

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transitive verb: to be captain of : 
    captained the football team

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cap·tain
I. \ˈkaptə̇n, rapid or before a name sometimes -p^əm\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English capitane, captein, from Middle French capitaine, capitain, from Late Latin capitaneus foremost, chief, from Latin capit-, caput head — more at 
1. : a person having authority over and responsibility for a group or unit : , : as
 a. : the commander of a body of troops or of a military establishment (as a fortress)
 b. : an officer entrusted with a command under a sovereign or general
 c. : a ranking naval or maritime officer:
  (1) : an officer in charge of a warship
  (2) : an officer in charge of any ship and responsible for its navigation and for direction of its operations regardless of official rank — often used as a courtesy title
  (3) : a senior naval officer ranking just below a rear admiral or commodore and above a commander
 d. : an army, marine, or air-force officer ranking below a major and above a first lieutenant
 e. : a distinguished or highly skilled military leader
 f. chiefly England : a mine superintendent or manager
 g. obsolete : an Indian chief
 h. chiefly England : a leader of a student group : 
 i. : a leader in charge of the personnel of a train, caravan, or airplane: as
  (1) : a railroad conductor in charge of a freight or passenger train
  (2) : a pilot of a plane in flight; especially : a pilot of an air-force plane
 j. : a leader of a side or team in a sports contest or similar activity
 k. : a fire or police department officer usually ranking between a chief and a lieutenant
 l. : a party officer charged with organizing voters in a ward, precinct, or electoral district
 m. 
  (1) : a restaurant functionary in charge of waiters : 
  (2) : a hotel functionary in charge of bellboys — called also bell captain
 n. chiefly South :  — sometimes used as a generalized term of respect
 o. : a Salvation Army officer ranking above a first lieutenant and below a senior captain
 p. : the player in chouette who plays against the man in the box — abbr. capt.
2. : a dominant figure : a person of importance and influence
 < captains of commerce >
II. adjective
obsolete : , 
III. \ˈkaptə̇n\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to be captain of : fill the role of captain of :