captain - English word #814

Translation

A person who leads a team, ship, or group of people.

Word origin

From the Old French capitaine, from the Latin caput, meaning head or chief.

Gender

Pluralcaptains

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"Captain" is the person who leads the team.

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"Captains" is the plural, meaning more than one captain.

steered port.

Here "captain" is the person in charge of the ship.

team

A group of people who work or play together to reach the same goal.

leader

A person who is in charge and guides other people.

ship

A very large boat that carries people or goods across the sea.

boat

A small vehicle that floats and carries people or things on water.

lead

To go in front of others to show the way, or to be in charge of a group.

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