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Captain

The English word “Captain” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The honorific of a captain, especially a ship's captain or a person with the military rank of captain.
  2. Forms a title for a superhero seen as embodying or possessing in high degree the qualities associated with the ensuing phrase
  3. Forms a title or nickname for a person; typically a nonce coinage
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