Captain or The Captain may refer to:
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Military ranks
- Captain (OF-2), an army, air force or marine rank with a NATO code of OF-2, and the equivalent in other military and paramilitary services
- Captain (naval), a naval rank with a NATO code of OF-5, and the equivalent in other naval services
- In specific countries
- Captain (United States), a rank in each of the armed services
- Captain (United Kingdom), a rank in the British armed forces used by two separate rank grades
- Captain (Canada), a rank used by the Canadian Army and Air Force
- Captain (Navy), Canadian naval rank equal to a colonel of the Army or Air Force
- Captain (Royal Navy), a senior Royal Navy officer rank with a NATO code of OF-5
- Other variations
- Captain General, is a high military rank and a gubernatorial title. For information specifically on the Royal Navy rank of captain see Captain (Royal Navy. See " Captain " for other versions of this rank In the uniformed services of the United States, captain is a federal Please see " Captain " for other versions of this rank Captain is a rank in the British armed forces that is used in the Army, Royal Navy Please see " Captain " for other versions of this rank Captain is a rank in the Canadian military that is used in the Canadian In the Canadian Forces, the rank of Captain (Navy or Captain (N (Capt(N ( French: Capitaine de vaisseau or Please see Captain (naval for other versions of this naval rank Captain General (and its literal equivalent in several languages is a high Military rank and a gubernatorial title This variation of a general is now nearly extinct.
- Group Captain, an air force rank with a NATO code of OF-5
- Captain Lieutenant, a rank in the Russian Navy, Red Fleet/Soviet Navy and previously Imperial Russian Navy, a rank in the German Navy, and a former rank in the British army
- Post-Captain, an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy
- Flag captain, Royal Navy term for the captain of an admiral's flagship
- Captain of the Fleet, would assist an admiral with ten or more ships to command
Occupations
- Captain-major, a colonial officer of a Portuguese possession
- Captain (civil aviation), the pilot in command of an aircraft
- Captain (nautical), the master of a sea-going vessel
- Captain of industry, a business leader
- Captain of the Port, an official with slightly different functions in the United Kingdom and the United States
- Band captain, a Drum Major or other music leader who is also a member of the musical band
- School Captain, a student elected or appointed to represent the school
- Precinct captain, a political party's representative at an election precinct
- Police captain, an officer in a police organization
- Fire captain, an officer in a fire department
- Caporegime, Captain, or Capo, a high-ranking member in charge of a Mafia crew
Other uses
In television:
- Welcome to The Captain, a television series on CBS
- Captain (Star Trek), a rank of Starfleet in the Star Trek science fiction universe
In literature:
- The Captain (play), a 1647 stage play by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher
- The Captain (1967 novel), by Jan de Hartog
- The Captain (1900s magazine), a magazine for young boys
In comics/manga:
- "The Captain", a former Captain America alternate identity, 1987–1989
- Captain (Hellsing), a fictional character from the Hellsing manga and OVA
- Captain (manga) (キャプテン), a baseball manga series by Akio Chiba
- The Captain (comics), a satiric superhero from the comic book Nextwave
In music:
- Captain (band), a London-based alternative rock band
- Captain (album), a 1998 release from Scottish band Idlewild
- The Captain (album), the 1999 solo debut album of Australian country music singer Kasey Chambers
- "The Captain", from the 2006 release Ganging Up On The Sun from Guster
- "The Captain" (song), a song on the 2006 release Silent Shout from The Knife
- "The Captain Is a Cold Hearted and Egotistical Fool", a song presented as an outtake on the 1999 release The Soft Bulletin 5.1 from The Flaming Lips
- "The Captain", the stage name used by Daryl Dragon as part of the 1970s and 1980s duo Captain & Tennille
In sport
- Captain (sports), the leader of an athletic team, often with additional roles or responsibilities
- "The Captain", a nickname for hockey player Steve Yzerman
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Derek Jeter
- "The Captain", a nickname for baseball player Jason Varitek
Ships
- Royal Captain (ship), an East Indiaman
- HMS Captain, one of seven Royal Navy ships
- Captain class frigates, a class of 78 Royal Navy frigates
In video games
- Captain Falcon, a racer in the F-Zero series of video games. Group Captain ( Gp Capt in the RAF and Indian Air Force, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former Captain Lieutenant or Captain-Lieutenant is a military rank In particular the term Captain Lieutenant may refer to a rank in the Russian Navy, Post-Captain is an obsolete alternative form of the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy. In the Royal Navy, a flag captain was the captain of an admiral 's Flagship. In the Royal Navy of the 1700s and 1800s a Captain of the Fleet could be appointed to assist an Admiral when the admiral had ten or more ships to command Captain-major is the English rendering of the Portuguese title Capitão-mor (sometimes Capitão Donatário) for colonial officers put in charge The pilot in command (PIC of an Aircraft is the person aboard the aircraft who is ultimately responsible for its operation and safety during flight Captain is the traditional customary title given to the person in charge in command of a Ship at sea Captain of industry was a term originally used in the US during the Industrial Revolution describing a business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune The Captain of the Port is an official who has different functions in the United Kingdom and the United States. A Sergeant Major of the Drums or drum major is the leader of a Marching band, Drum and bugle corps, or Pipe band. School Captain is a Student Elected, or Appointed, to represent the School. A precinct captain is the individual who acts as the direct link between a political party's machine and the voters in an election Precinct. Captain is a police rank In most US police departments the rank of captain is immediately above Lieutenant. Captain is a rank in various fire services In most US fire services, a captain ranks above a Lieutenant and below a Battallion Chief. A caporegime (or Capodecina) (sometimes shortened to capo) is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking member of a crime family who heads Welcome to The Captain (previously known as The Captain) is an American Television comedy created executive produced and Starfleet ranks and insignia are fictional titles and badges that form the Hierarchy of Starfleet in the Star Trek television shows and movies The Captain is the title of a Jacobean era stage play a Comedy written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The Captain is a 1967 novel by Dutch writer Jan de Hartog. Ocean-going Tugboats, a highly specialized field of nautical enterprise in which the Dutch The Captain was a Magazine for young boys published monthly in the United Kingdom from 1899 to 1924. is a character in the manga Hellsing and a member of the Millennium forces and the Waffen-SS. is a Baseball Manga series by Akio Chiba which ran in Monthly Shōnen Jump (published by Shueisha) from 1972 to 1979 The Captain (formerly Captain ☠☠☠☠, where ☠☠☠☠ is an unknown highly offensive Expletive) is a Fictional character, a satiric Marvel Captain are an English band from London, who formed in early 2005 Captain is the debut release by Scottish rock band Idlewild. Although the number of tracks would normally class the release as an EP, The Captain is the solo debut album of Australian Country music Singer Kasey Chambers. " The Captain " is a song by the Swedish electronica duo The Knife, from their 2006 album Silent Shout. The Soft Bulletin is the ninth Album released by The Flaming Lips on May 17, 1999 (see 1999 in music) in the UK with Daryl Frank Dragon (born, Los Angeles California) is a Keyboardist, known as Captain in the successful 1970s Pop musical duo In team sports a captain is a title given to the member of the team In Ice hockey, each team has a designated captain, who normally wears a "C" on his or her jersey. The captain of a Cricket team is a player who during the course of a match has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player A captain of an Australian rules football team sometimes known as a skipper is a player who during the course of a match and off the field has several additional In Major League Baseball, a captain is an honorary title given to the member of the team primarily responsible for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the Stephen Gregory Yzerman ˈaɪzɚmən (born May 9, 1965 in Cranbrook British Columbia, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional hockey Derek Sanderson Jeter (ˈʤitɚ born June 26 1974 is an American Major League Baseball player Jason Andrew Varitek (ˈvɛɹɨˌtɛk born April 11 1972 in) is an American Baseball player The Royal Captain was an East Indiaman under command of Captain Edward Berrow, belonging to the British East India Company. Seven ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Captain: HMS ''Captain'' was a 70-gun Third rate launched in 1678 Early history In June 1941 His Majesty's Government asked the United States to design build and supply an escort vessel that was suitable for anti-submarine warfare This is a list of characters in Nintendo 's ''F-Zero'' Video game franchise by software release is a futuristic racing video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES
Dictionary
captain
-noun
- An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
- A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
- A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
- (nautical) The person lawfully in command of a vessel. Also called the master or skipper.
- The person lawfully in command of an airliner.
- One of the athletes on a sports team who designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
- The leader of a group of workers.
- A maître d'.
- (southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
-verb
- (intransitive) To act as captain
- (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
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