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Captain
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
(2):
(n.) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
(3):
(n.) A head, or chief officer
(4):
(n.) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
(5):
(n.) The foreman of a body of workmen.
(6):
(n.) A military leader; a warrior.
(7):
(v. t.) To act as captain of; to lead.
(8):
(a.) Chief; superior.
(9):
(n.) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.
(10):
(n.) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
(11):
(n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Captain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/c/captain.html. 1828.
