Colonel vs. Captain
Colonel and Captain Definitions
Colonel
A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above lieutenant colonel and below brigadier general.
Captain
The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
Colonel
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
Captain
A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.
Colonel
An honorary nonmilitary title awarded by some states of the United States.
Captain
The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.
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Colonel
A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
Captain
A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.
Colonel
(intransitive) To act as or like a colonel.
Captain
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
Colonel
The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier general.
Captain
A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral.
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Colonel
A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
Captain
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
Captain
A figure in the forefront; a leader
A captain of industry.
Captain
A district official for a political party.
Captain
A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
Captain
A bell captain.
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Captain
To act as captain of; command or direct
Captained the football team.
Captain
A chief or leader.
Captain
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
Captain
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
Captain
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
Captain
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 a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
Captain
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.
Captain
The leader of a group of workers.
John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
Captain
The head boy of a school.
Captain
A maître d', a headwaiter.
Captain
(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
Captain
(intransitive) To act as captain
Captain
(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
Captain
A head, or chief officer
A trainband captain eke was he.
The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards.
Captain
A military leader; a warrior.
Foremost captain of his time.
Captain
To act as captain of; to lead.
Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms.
Captain
Chief; superior.
Captain jewes in the carcanet.
Captain
An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
Captain
The naval officer in command of a military ship
Captain
A policeman in charge of a precinct
Captain
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Captain
The leader of a group of people;
A captain of industry
Captain
The pilot ins charge of an airship
Captain
A diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Captain
Be the captain of a sports team
