sea captain

noun

The captain of a ship, as distinguished from a captain in the army.

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Meanings

nounsea captain (plural sea captains)

plural sea captains

  1. The captain of a ship, as distinguished from a captain in the army.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

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mastercaptainskipper
Broader
officership's officer
Also see
captainmasterskipper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish laivan kapteeni
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Swedish sjökapten
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Vietnamese thuyền trưởng
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Cite this entry
APA

sea captain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20captain

MLA

“sea captain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20captain. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sea captain,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sea%20captain.

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