capt

noun

• A chief or leader.
• The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

  "The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship."

• 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.
• One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
• The leader of a group of workers.

  "John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man.""

• The head boy of a school.
• A maître d', a headwaiter.
• An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.