Capitaniannoun subdivision of the Permian captainnoun a naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore or rear admiral captainnoun an army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major captainnoun one of the athletes on a sports team designated to make decisions captainnoun the person lawfully in command of a sea-going vessel captainnoun the person lawfully in command of an airliner masternoun someone who employs others skippernoun master of a ship |