CAPTAIN
NOUNS, PERSON
– a boat captain; a boss; a rich man UMIALIK 1866 Alaska
– a captain CAP M19 sl., orig. & chiefly US
– a captain COP 20C US Civil War usage
– a captain; a leader; a person to whom others are subordinate; a commander; a ruler; a principal person HEAD c897
– a captain, leader, etc. SKIP 1830 UK
– a captain notorious for crowding-on all possible sail DRIVER M19 nautical usage
– a captain of fifty men QUINQUAGENARIAN 1569 obs. rare
– a captain of fifty men QUINQUAGENARY 1382 obs. rare
– a captain’s personal steward TIGER 1929 nautical usage
– a captain that appropriates a portion of his cargo BREAK-BULK 17C sl. obs.
– a Dutch ship’s captain BAAS 1625
– a female captain or commander CAPTAINESS 1465
– a ship’s captain OLD MAN 1830 sl.
– the captain of an aircraft or squadron SKIPPER 1906 services’ usage
– the captain of a privateer; a corsair CAPER 1657 obs. exc. hist.
– the captain of a sailing ship RAG-DRAGGER 20C nautical usage
– the captain of a sports team SKIPPER 1830 sl.
– the ship’s captain THE MASTER KNOB 19C Brit. sl.
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