Synonyms of captain
10 similar words
Another word for captain is master. Other synonyms of captain are skipper, CAPT, Capt., CPT and pilot.
Synonyms and similar words for captain
nounA commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade...
nounA rank qualifying an airline pilot to act as pilot in command of a two-pilot flight crew.
nounThe leader of a group of workers.
- supervisor
- straw bossA worker acting as a supervisor of other workers.
- foreman
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.
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Questions about synonyms of captain
- What is another word for captain?
- Captain has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as master, skipper, CAPT, Capt., CPT, pilot, pilot in command and supervisor.
- What does captain mean?
- Captain means a chief or leader.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: captain (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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