Master vs. Captain

Master vs. Captain — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Master and Captain

Masternoun

Someone who has control over something or someone.

Captainnoun

A chief or leader.

Masternoun

The owner of an animal or slave.

Captainnoun

The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

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

Masternoun

(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

Captainnoun

An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

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Masternoun

(dated) The head of a household.

Captainnoun

A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

Masternoun

Someone who employs others.

Captainnoun

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.

Masternoun

An expert at something.

Mark Twain was a master of fiction.

Captainnoun

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

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Masternoun

A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

Captainnoun

The leader of a group of workers.

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

Masternoun

(dated) A schoolmaster.

Captainnoun

A maître d'.

Masternoun

A skilled artist.

Captainnoun

(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

Masternoun

(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

Captainnoun

(internet) Someone who provides contextual information for a post. Originally a shorthand for 'Captain Obvious'.

Masternoun

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

She has a master in psychology.

Captainverb

(intransitive) To act as captain

Masternoun

A person holding such a degree.

He is a master of marine biology.

Captainverb

(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

Masternoun

The original of a document or of a recording.

The band couldn't find the master, so they re-recorded their tracks.

Captainnoun

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

Masternoun

(film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

Captainnoun

the naval officer in command of a military ship

Masternoun

(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.

The case was tried by a master, who concluded that the plaintiffs were the equitable owners of the property....

Captainnoun

a policeman in charge of a precinct

Masternoun

A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

a master wheela master database

Captainnoun

an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Masternoun

(freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

Captainnoun

the leader of a group of people;

a captain of industry

Masternoun

(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

Captainnoun

the pilot ins charge of an airship

Masternoun

A vessel having a specified number of masts.

a two-master

Captainnoun

a diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

Masteradjective

Masterful.

Captainverb

be the captain of a sports team

Masteradjective

Main, principal or predominant.

Masteradjective

Highly skilled.

master batsman

Masteradjective

Original.

master copy

Masterverb

(intransitive) To be a master.highly ambiguous, master in what sense?

Masterverb

(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

Masterverb

(transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.

Masterverb

To own; to posses.

Masterverb

To make a master copy of.

Masterverb

To earn a Master's degree.

He mastered in English at the state college.

Masternoun

an artist of consummate skill;

a master of the violinone of the old masters

Masternoun

a person who has general authority over others

Masternoun

a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Masternoun

directs the work of other

Masternoun

presiding officer of a school

Masternoun

an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

Masternoun

an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Masternoun

someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

Masternoun

an authority qualified to teach apprentices

Masternoun

key that secures entrance everywhere

Masterverb

be or become completely proficient or skilled in;

She mastered Japanese in less than two years

Masterverb

get on top of; deal with successfully;

He overcame his shyness

Masterverb

have dominance or the power to defeat over;

Her pain completely mastered herThe methods can master the problems

Masterverb

have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;

Do you control these data?