"Captain" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Captains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Captain (plural Captains)
  1. The honorific of a captain, especially a ship's captain or a person with the military rank of captain. Categories (topical): Titles Derived forms: Captain Ersatz, Captain Obvious
    Sense id: en-Captain-en-noun--kZzG--n Disambiguation of Titles: 35 34 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms of address Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 30 19 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 34 20 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 65 25 11
  2. (before a descriptive word or phrase) Forms a title for a superhero seen as embodying or possessing in high degree the qualities associated with the ensuing phrase Categories (topical): Titles
    Sense id: en-Captain-en-noun-G09VDBvy Disambiguation of Titles: 35 34 31
  3. (humorous or ironic) (by extension, from the superhero sense) Forms a title or nickname for a person; typically a nonce coinage Categories (topical): Titles Synonyms (jocular nickname): Mister, Mc-
    Sense id: en-Captain-en-noun-HqRU4~AL Disambiguation of Titles: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of 'jocular nickname': 20 19 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (superhero name): -man, -woman
Disambiguation of 'superhero name': 5 46 48

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