Captain vs. Owner — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Captain and Owner
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Captain
The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
Owner
A person who owns something
Restaurant owners
The proud owner of a huge Dalmatian
Captain
A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.
Owner
Of or belonging to oneself or itself
She makes her own clothes.
Captain
The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.
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Owner
That which belongs to one
I wanted a room of my own.
Captain
A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.
Owner
To have or possess as property
Owns a chain of restaurants.
Captain
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
Owner
To have control over
For a time, enemy planes owned the skies.
Captain
A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral.
Owner
To admit as being in accordance with fact, truth, or a claim; acknowledge
"I own that I have been sly, thievish, mean, a prevaricator, greedy, derelict, / and I own that I remain so yet" (Walt Whitman).
Captain
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
Owner
To make a full confession or acknowledgment
When confronted with the evidence the thief owned up to the crime.
Captain
A figure in the forefront; a leader
A captain of industry.
Owner
One who owns something.
The police recovered the stolen car and returned it to its owner.
Captain
A district official for a political party.
Owner
The captain of a ship.
Captain
A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
Owner
One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
Captain
A bell captain.
Owner
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business;
He is the owner of a chain of restaurants
Captain
To act as captain of; command or direct
Captained the football team.
Owner
A person who owns something;
They are searching for the owner of the car
Who is the owner of that friendly smile?
Captain
A chief or leader.
Captain
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
Captain
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
Captain
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
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
The leader of a group of workers.
John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
Captain
The head boy of a school.
Captain
A maître d', a headwaiter.
Captain
(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
Captain
(intransitive) To act as captain
Captain
(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
Captain
A head, or chief officer
A trainband captain eke was he.
The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day, through all the guards.
Captain
A military leader; a warrior.
Foremost captain of his time.
Captain
To act as captain of; to lead.
Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from existing forms.
Captain
Chief; superior.
Captain jewes in the carcanet.
Captain
An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
Captain
The naval officer in command of a military ship
Captain
A policeman in charge of a precinct
Captain
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
Captain
The leader of a group of people;
A captain of industry
Captain
The pilot ins charge of an airship
Captain
A diningroom attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
Captain
Be the captain of a sports team
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