Bible Dictionaries
Captain

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.

(2):

(n.) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.

(3):

(n.) A head, or chief officer

(4):

(n.) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.

(5):

(n.) The foreman of a body of workmen.

(6):

(n.) A military leader; a warrior.

(7):

(v. t.) To act as captain of; to lead.

(8):

(a.) Chief; superior.

(9):

(n.) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service.

(10):

(n.) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.

(11):

(n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Captain'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/captain.html. 1828.