captain
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
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Sense 2 verb
be the captain of a sports team
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Sense 3 noun
the naval officer in command of a military ship
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Sense 4 noun
a policeman in charge of a precinct
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Sense 5 noun
an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
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Sense 6 noun
the leader of a group of people
a captain of industry
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Sense 7 noun
the pilot in charge of an airship
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Sense 8 noun
a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | captainship |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | commissioned military officer |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | chieftain |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | head |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | captainship |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | skipper |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | military |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | commissioned naval officer |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | flag captain |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | captainship |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | policeman |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | Chief Constable |
| 4 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Beria |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | captainship |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | mastership |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | skipper |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | ship's officer |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Kidd |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | chieftaincy |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | captain |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | leader |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | captainship |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | pilot |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | group captain |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | dining-room attendant |