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Military. captain.
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Capt. or Capt or CAPT  
abbr.  captain
cap·tain   (kāp'tən)   
n.  
  1. Abbr. Capt. One who commands, leads, or guides others, especially:
    1. The officer in command of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft.
    2. A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.
    3. The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.
    4. Abbr. CPT or Capt or CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.
    5. Abbr. CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below commodore.
    6. One who holds the rank of captain.
    7. A district official for a political party.
    8. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
    9. A bell captain.
    1. Abbr. CPT or Capt or CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.
    2. Abbr. CAPT or Capt. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below commodore.
    3. One who holds the rank of captain.
    4. A district official for a political party.
    5. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
    6. A bell captain.
  3. A figure in the forefront; a leader: a captain of industry.
  4. One who supervises or directs the work of others, especially:
    1. A district official for a political party.
    2. A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
    3. A bell captain.
tr.v.   cap·tained, cap·tain·ing, cap·tains
To act as captain of; command or direct: captained the football team.

[Middle English capitain, from Old French, from Late Latin capitāneus, chief, from Latin caput, capit-, head; see kaput- in Indo-European roots.]
cap'tain·cy, cap'tain·ship' n.
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