(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.
(n.) An officer in the United States navy, next above a commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a colonel in the army.
(n.) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel, although not having the rank of captain.
(n.) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.
(n.) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.
(n.) The foreman of a body of workmen.
(n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team.
(n.) A military leader; a warrior.
(v. t.) To act as captain of; to lead.
(a.) Chief; superior.
Example Sentences:
(1) He was the first to win as a captain and a manager.
(2) Coup leader Captain Amadou Sanogo on Friday pleaded for foreign help to preserve the territorial integrity of the former French colony, a major gold and cotton producer.
(3) Henderson was given permission to join Fulham when Brendan Rodgers arrived at Anfield in 2012 but has since developed into an important asset for the Liverpool manager, to the extent that the 24-year-old is the leading candidate to succeed Steven Gerrard as club captain when the 34-year-old leaves for LA Galaxy.
(4) Among the dead were two young young officers, Major Mujahid Ali and Captain Usman, whose life stories the media seized upon, helped by the military's public relations machine.
(5) He sends a low ball into the middle, in the general direction of Fabregas, but the former Arsenal captain can't get ahead of Lahm, who is making a proper nuisance of himself.
(6) This is no doubt a captain’s pick by Malcolm Turnbull and we hope for the sake of the relationship that it has been a good pick.” The planned appointment of Hockey to the Washington role has been one of the worst-kept secrets in Australian politics .
(7) Nemanja Vidic will leave Manchester United at the end of the season, the captain stating he wants to challenge himself again.
(8) There was effectively a state of open warfare between Mourinho and the club captain Iker Casillas.
(9) The club captain, whose return had been delayed due to his participation at Euro 2012 with Holland, underwent his medical assessment and he and the manager sought to put a professional front on what has been a deep fissure in their relationship.
(10) Manager Claudio Ranieri, captain Wes Morgan and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel were spotted at the airport, where hordes of local media and fans waited for their arrival.
(11) He admitted the increased profile afforded him by appearances in movies such as Captain America , its forthcoming sequel The Winter Soldier and 2012's $1.5bn superhero ensemble piece The Avengers had helped him get a foot on the ladder as a film-maker.
(12) Patrick Vieira, captain and on-pitch embodiment of Wenger’s reign, won the trophy with the last kick of his career at the club in the season when the Arsenal-United axis was finally broken by Chelsea at the top of the Premier League.
(13) The home fans were lifted by the sight of Billy Bonds, a legend in these parts, being presented with a lifetime achievement award before the kick-off and the former West Ham captain and manager probably would have enjoyed playing in Allardyce's combative midfield.
(14) The other rowers in the Arctic crew were Billy Gammon, 37, from Cornwall; Rob Sleep, 38, and British army officer Captain David Mans, 28, both from Hampshire.
(15) Now 31, England captain and a respected veteran of the game, she's seen plausible, semi-professional wages become a part of women's football – finally – and can currently expect to earn about £25,000 a season.
(16) His marker, it emerged, had been the subject of an unwitting bodycheck by his captain.
(17) True, that comment was made early in Guardiola’s spell as Bayern manager and perhaps it was just a way of endearing himself to his new captain, but there is no doubt the former Barcelona manager adores Lahm.
(18) Scarborough council said leaving the houses standing could cause a domino-effect down the steep slope above the picturesque harbour where the explorer Captain James Cook lodged and learned his seafaring skills.
(19) Ronald Johnson, the Missouri highway patrol captain drafted by the governor to take over security in the town and calm the situation down, blamed “premeditated criminal acts”.
(20) There was no place for the captain Iker Casillas nor for Xavi, this generation’s ideologue.
Captaincy
Definition:
(n.) The rank, post, or commission of a captain.
Example Sentences:
(1) Although Hodgson accepts the FA's decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy – the issue which fractured Capello's relationship with his former employers – he intends to sit down with the Chelsea defender and Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand to gauge whether they can be in the same squad.
(2) The England manager, Fabio Capello, has stressed that Terry will be considered innocent unless proven guilty and will therefore retain the captaincy of the national side, but has not spoken on the subject since formal charges against Terry were announced.
(3) It is understood that the defender was informed of the decision, the second time that he has lost the captaincy for off-the-pitch reasons, shortly before 10am this morning.
(4) John Terry was today stripped of the England captaincy by Fabio Capello during a 12-minute meeting at Wembley Stadium this afternoon.
(5) A belated convert to the English captaincy cult, Capello decided to put the matter to bed after watching the Denmark game and forming the conclusion that England needed strong leadership during games.
(6) Steven Gerrard, who was Ferdinand's deputy during the United player's captaincy and has been third-choice for the post since, now appears to be next in line for the role.
(7) It is the second time that he has lost the captaincy for off-the-pitch reasons.
(8) Stripped of the captaincy in February over revelations in his private life - there will be some within in the squad who still feel overriding sense of loyalty to the absent Wayne Bridge - there must be a part of him that still resents the embarrassment his demotion generated.
(9) With the captaincy, especially in England, we maybe go a bit overboard on it.
(10) "After much thought I have made the decision that it will be best for me to take the captaincy away from John Terry ," said Capello, who replaced him immediately with the vice-captain, Rio Ferdinand, and moved the third choice, Steven Gerrard, up to the deputy's role.
(11) Last season’s dash for the tape ended with Brian O’Driscoll adding one more piece of silver to a considerable collection, and the man with whom he shared the Irish captaincy for much of a decade left Murrayfield for the last time on a Six Nations night with a championship trophy, a winner’s medal around his neck and the praises of his coach ringing in his ears.
(12) But it was in an astonishing response to the BBC’s Jonathan Agnew about persistent criticism of his captaincy, specifically from Shane Warne , that Cook most highlighted the alarming gulf between his foot-in-mouth tendencies and the smooth statesmanship of his predecessor Andrew Strauss.
(13) "Captaincy is like coaching, the more you do the more you learn.
(14) That dish will be seasoned with salty personal attacks on Miliband, who, despite incremental improvements in presentation, is still seen in Number 10 as a laughable candidate for national captaincy.
(15) • Terry stripped of captaincy as Capello gets tough • Gallery: John Terry's career in pictures • David Lacey: Captaincy role is over-rated • Defender's highs and lows with Chelsea and England "To bounce back after such a huge disappointment maybe persuaded him," he said, when standing next to Capello.
(16) I know him well enough and think he is a great player, a good man and in Steven's absence and with Daniel Agger out of the team I could not think of anyone better [for the captaincy]."
(17) I had a long conversation with him and he’s prepared to accept the pressures the England captaincy brings.” Asked if he expected the move to spur Rooney on to even greater heights, Hodgson said.
(18) In the cool light of the next few days I expect he will realise that.” Neill retained the captaincy for Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge of the Socceroos, and the defender’s behaviour could harm his chances of leading the side at next year’s World Cup.
(19) He then, though, points out that Jayawardene binned the captaincy to save his batting, which makes more sense.
(20) Steven Gerrard’s departure for LA Galaxy has created a void in midfield – and potentially for the captaincy, with Milner a possible challenger to the current vice-captain Jordan Henderson for the role – and Liverpool are also closing in on the Burnley striker Ings.