Captain vs. Coach — What's the Difference?

A figure in the forefront; a leader

A person who gives instruction or guidance

A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.

A private tutor employed to prepare a student for an examination.

The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.

To train or tutor or to act as a trainer or tutor.

A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.

To transport by or ride in a coach.

The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.

A bus, especially one designed for long-distance passenger service.

A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.

A railroad passenger car.

One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

A closed automobile, usually with two doors.

A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral.

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage with an elevated exterior seat for the driver; a stagecoach.

One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

Coach class.

A district official for a political party.

(Sports) A person who trains or directs athletes or athletic teams.

A bell captain.

A wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power.

To act as captain of; command or direct

A passenger car, either drawn by a locomotive or part of a multiple unit.

A chief or leader.

A trainer or instructor.

The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

A long-distance, or privately hired, bus.

An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

(nautical) The forward part of the cabin space under the poop deck of a sailing ship; the fore-cabin under the quarter deck.

A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

The part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; the economy section.

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.

The lower-fare service whose passengers sit in this part of the airplane or train; economy class.

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.

To train.

The leader of a group of workers.

(transitive) To instruct; to train.

The head boy of a school.

(intransitive) To study under a tutor.

A maître d', a headwaiter.

(intransitive) To travel in a coach (sometimes coach it).

(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

(transitive) To convey in a coach.

(intransitive) To act as captain

Via the part of a commercial passenger airplane or train reserved for those paying the lower standard fares; via the economy section.

(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside, each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in front for the driver.

A head, or chief officer

A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for examination.

A military leader; a warrior.

A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain.

To act as captain of; to lead.

A first-class passenger car, as distinguished from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.

Chief; superior.

One who coaches;

An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

To convey in a coach.

The naval officer in command of a military ship

To prepare for public examination by private instruction; to train by special instruction.

A policeman in charge of a precinct

To drive or to ride in a coach; - sometimes used with

An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

(sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team

The leader of a group of people;

A person who gives private instruction (as in singing or acting)

The pilot ins charge of an airship

A railcar where passengers ride

A diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers

A carriage pulled by four horses with one driver

Be the captain of a sports team

A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport;

Teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports;

Drive a coach