[count] 1 : a person who is in charge of a ship or an airplane
▪ The captain has turned off the “fasten seat belt” sign. ▪ Captain Ahab 2 : an officer of high rank in some branches of the military
▪ an army/navy captain 3 chiefly US : an officer of high rank in a police or fire department 4 : an athlete who is chosen to be the leader of a team
▪ She was the captain of our team. = She was our team captain.
▪ The captain has turned off the “fasten seat belt” sign. ▪ Captain Ahab
▪ an army/navy captain
▪ She was the captain of our team. = She was our team captain.




