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Captain.

The honorific of a captain, especially a ship's captain or a person with the military rank of captain.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The honorific of a captain, especially a ship's captain or a person with the military rank of captain.

    These islands were discovered by Captain Cook.
  2. Forms a title for a superhero seen as embodying or possessing in high degree the qualities associated with the ensuing phrase

    Captain America; Captain Marvel; Captain Hindsight
  3. Forms a title or nickname for a person; typically a nonce coinage

    broadly · humorous · ironic
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.