Hauptmann — meaning in English
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English meaning
- captain noun The person in charge of a ship, aircraft, or team.
Senses
Hauptmann is used for these senses in English:
- captain The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
- captain An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
- 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 — full definition
- noun The person in charge of a ship, aircraft, or team.
- noun A military rank above lieutenant and below major (army) or between commander and commodore (navy).
- verb To lead or take command of a ship, aircraft, or team.