captain
noun
a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
captains
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pluralof captain.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof captain (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
captainnouna person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
Example Sentences
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Why is it important for the business that you’re both trained as captains?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
"Most German ship captains say, that's too shallow, I'm not sailing there anymore," Matthias Roeser, from the German Inland Shipping Association, told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Word of our team’s presence spread quickly by radio throughout the Eastern Outer Port Limits, as illicit captains and crews are unaccustomed to scrutiny.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
In Buttler and Brook, the captains past and present, England have two men in supreme form.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
And there she stayed, for the creek was so slender and the currents so tricky and the oyster beds so perilous that no salvage captains would risk their own vessels to retrieve the Moily Bell.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
