capitaine

Meaning

captain, leader

Concepts

captain

skipper

master

commodore

headwaiter

maitre d’hotel

master mariner

senior pilot

shipmaster

skip

superior

maitre d’

police chief

sea captain

ship’s captain

victor

adjutant

police captain

chieftain

colonel

commander-in-chief

Synonyms

capitaine de vaisseau

skipper

maître

poisson

🐟

supérieur

chef d’armée

commandant de bord

maître d’hôtel

capiston

chef

colonel

commandant

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.pi.tɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French capitaine, from Old French capitaine, borrowed from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput. Compare the inherited Old French chevetaine (whence English chieftain). Doublet of cheftaine.

Sentences

En octobre il le désigne capitaine de la sélection .

In October he appointed him captain of the selection.

Vingt-cinq hommes au moins ! Ah ! je vois le capitaine à l'avant.

At least twenty-five men! Ah! I see the captain in the front.

Gary Sick a été capitaine dans la Marine américaine .

Gary Sick was a captain in the US Navy.

Le capitaine Lyrisse discuta la proposition sans l'adopter.

Captain Lyrisse discussed the proposal without adopting it.