Meaning

1 senses
  1. The captain of a ship, as distinguished from a captain in the army.

More definitions
  • an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Pharaoh's chariots and his army he hath cast into the sea: his chosen captains are drowned in the Red Sea.

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Forms

plural: sea captains
Singularsea captain
Pluralsea captains

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedold salt

See also

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