1. captain - Noun
2. captain - Adjective
3. captain - Verb
A head, or chief officer
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.
An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
The foreman of a body of workmen.
A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
A military leader; a warrior.
To act as captain of; to lead.
Chief; superior.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIf the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. Thomas Aquinas
It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul. William Ernest Henley
Every government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck. Guy de Maupassant
The soldier's blood exalts the captain. Italian Proverb
An old flag is an honour to its captain. Italian Proverb
Do not forget what it is to be a sailor because of being a captain yourself. Swahili Proverb