"sea captain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sea captains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sea captain (plural sea captains)
  1. The captain of a ship, as distinguished from a captain in the army. Categories (topical): Nautical occupations Translations (Translations): thuyền trưởng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-sea_captain-en-noun-uDQ6lKnb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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