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captain meaning in Tamil

தரைப்படை

/ˈkæp.tɪn//ˈkæp.tən/

captain in Tamil: தரைப்படை, வான்படை. In English, captain means a chief or leader.

Tamil words for captain

தரைப்படை, வான்படை

English meaning of captain

  1. noun A chief or leader.
  2. noun The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
  3. noun An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
  4. noun A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

Full definition of captain

captain in a sentence

  • The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
  • John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."

Synonyms of captain

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Questions about captain in Tamil

What is the meaning of captain in Tamil?
Captain in Tamil is தரைப்படை, வான்படை.
captain என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Captain: தரைப்படை, வான்படை.
What does captain mean in English?
Captain means a chief or leader.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: captain (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: captain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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