Plural of captain
regular plural
The plural of captain is captains.
Forms of captain
| Singular | captain /ˈkæp.tɪn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | captains /ˈkæp.tɪnz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Captains in a sentence
- The assistant mine captains then reported to the mine captain in charge of all underground operations and subordinate only to the superintendent himself.1990, Marshall C. Eakin, A British Enterprise in Brazil
- The captains call the coin toss.From the entry call
- Companies refer to these persons as "road captains" or "psych drivers."2015, Tessa G. Diphoorn, Twilight Policing: Private Security and Violence in Urban South Africa, →ISBN. From the entry road captain
- He ran his ship a bit more iron-handedly than other pirate captains did.2014, Mary Lu Tyndall, The Redemption, →ISBN. From the entry iron-handedly
- Team captains took money on the side, so even the loserest ball player could pitch an inning.2007, Chuck Palahniuk, Rant: The Oral History of Buster Casey, page 52. From the entry loserest
Meaning of captain
- noun A chief or leader.
- noun The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
- noun An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
Questions about the plural of captain
- What is the plural of captain?
- The plural of captain is captains.
- Is captain countable?
- Captain is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: captain (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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