captain

Definition

Examples

The captain announced that the plane would land in twenty minutes.

Word Family

Synonyms

• commanderan officer in command of a military unit
• skippera student who fails to attend classes
• masteran artist of consummate skill

Collocations

• Easy ship captain on the bridge
  to ship captain on the bridge, meaning to transport commercially
• Medium team captain motivates players
  to team captain motivates players, meaning to form a team
• Hard distinguished captain of heavy industry
  to distinguished captain of heavy industry, meaning to mark as different
• Very Hard remain captain of one's own destiny
  to remain captain of one's own destiny, meaning to stay the same; remain in a certain state