Synonyms for captain
Most common
sea captain skipper pilot pilot in command foreman chief leader commander
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Skipper — A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior…
2. Pilot in command — A rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as pilot in command of a two-pilot flight crew
3. Foreman — the leader of a group of workers
foreman, supervisor, straw boss US
4. Chief
Other
leader, commander, colonel, chieftain, maitre d'hotel, headwaiter
Definitions
- n. 1
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
- n. 2
A rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as pilot in command of a two-pilot flight crew.
- n. 3
The leader of a group of workers.
John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
- n. 4
A chief or leader.
Forms
- Plural
- captains → skippers, masters, pilots, commands…
Example sentences
- skipper The skipper is giving the order to board the ship.
- pilot I take it for granted that I'm such a great pilot.
- foreman The workers didn't want Tom to be their foreman.
- chief High tariffs are the chief obstacles to free trade.
By length
- 5 letters
- chief1, pilot2
- 6 letters
- leader2, master2
- 7 letters
- command2, colonel2, foreman2, skipper2
- 9 letters
- commander3, chieftain2
- 10 letters
- supervisor4, headwaiter
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pilot2 = 2 syllables).