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captain

Word History

Date of Origin 14th c.

Etymologically, a captain is someone who is at the ‘head’ of an organization, team, etc. It derives ultimately from late Latin capitāneus ‘chief’, a derivative of caput ‘head’, which came to English via Old French capitain. A parallel but earlier formation was chieftain, which also came from late Latin capitāneus, but along a different route, by way of Old French chevetaine.
 
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Captain or The Captain may refer to:

Occupations

Captain (nautical), the person having an Unlimited Master certificate or licence enabled to command a seagoing or an oceangoing vessel and in command of a vessel; the leader aboard ship, such as Jack Sparrow, Captain Redbeard or Sir Brian McGee.

Captain (airlines), the person or officer in charge of an aircraft

Fire captain, an officer in a fire department

Police captain, an officer in a police organization

Band captain, a drum major or other music leader who is also a member of the musical band

Caporegime, Captain, or Capo, a high-ranking member in charge of a Mafia crew

Captain of industry, a business leader

Captain of the Port, an official with slightly different functions in the United Kingdom and the United States

Captain-major, a colonial officer of a Portuguese possession

Precinct captain, a political party's representative at an election precinct

School Captain, a student elected or appointed to represent the school

Captain, the title of a chieftain in traditional Cretan society, well-known especially due to the Nikos Kazantzakis novel Captain Michalis
 
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the guy I gave 2 bucks to at the red light called me Captain the other day.
 
I know what a captain is...LOL, I was just stirring the pot. I have to fly a lot for my job...it crossed my mind one day that commercial passenger pilots are glorified bus drivers. :smt024

I would never say as such to a military ranking officer.
 
MonacoMike said:


captain

Word History

Date of Origin 14th c.

Etymologically, a captain is someone who is at the ‘head’ of an organization, team, etc. It derives ultimately from late Latin capitāneus ‘chief’, a derivative of caput ‘head’, which came to English via Old French capitain. A parallel but earlier formation was chieftain, which also came from late Latin capitāneus, but along a different route, by way of Old French chevetaine.
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MM, my head just EXPLODED!!!!:smt021
 
sfergson727 said:
An airplane, with some exceptions, is not a bus.....although it's been dumbed down to that point by trailer trash fares over the last 20 years. I think the answer (and I know you didn't mean it seriously) is the level of professional training it takes to attain the status. After all, my dad didn't spend eight years in medical school to be called mister, the same could be said for airline pilots....or not.
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What do you call a guy who drives an Airbus?
 
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