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captain

noun verb

a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

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Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
N
Contains
AP
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A2

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noun

  1. a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

noun

  1. the pilot in charge of an airship

noun

  1. the naval officer in command of a military ship

noun

  1. a policeman in charge of a precinct

noun

  1. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

noun

  1. the leader of a group of people

    “a captain of industry”

noun

  1. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

verb

  1. be the captain of a sports team

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a captain of industry

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