Synonyms for Captain (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship):
master, skipper, sea captain
WordNet sense 2 (the leader of a group of people):
chieftain
WordNet sense 3 (a policeman in charge of a precinct):
police captain, police chief
WordNet sense 4 (the pilot in charge of an airship):
senior pilot
WordNet sense 5 (a dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers):
headwaiter, maitre d', maitre d'hotel
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