A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
The head boy of a school.
A maître d', a headwaiter.
A chief or leader.
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
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.
The leader of a group of workers.
To act as captain
To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
The executive officer, second in command of a naval vessel.
Air Transport Auxiliary rank corresponding to Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force.
Women's Royal Naval Service rank corresponding to Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy.
The copilot of an aircraft.
The chief mate of a merchant ship.
The most senior civil servant in the United States Foreign Service, with responsibility for running an embassy under the authority of and reporting to the ambassador.