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A chief or leader.
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The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
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The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
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An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
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A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
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A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
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One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
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The leader of a group of workers.
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John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
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The head boy of a school.
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A maître d', a headwaiter.
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An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.