Crew vs. Captain — What's the Difference?

A crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard.

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

A group of people working together; a gang

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

(Slang) A group of people, especially friends or associates.

The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.

All personnel operating or serving aboard a ship.

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

All of a ship's personnel except the officers.

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

All personnel operating or serving aboard an aircraft in flight.

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

A team of rowers, as of a racing shell.

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

The sport of rowing.

A figure in the forefront; a leader

To serve as a member of a crew

A district official for a political party.

To serve as a crew member on

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

A past tense of crow2.

A bell captain.

A group of people together

To act as captain of; command or direct

(obsolete) Any company of people; an assemblage; a throng.

A chief or leader.

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

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

A group of people working together on a task.

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

(arts) The group of workers on a dramatic production who are not part of the cast.

A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

A close group of friends.

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.

A set of individuals lumped together by the speaker.

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.

(Scouting) A group of Rovers.

The leader of a group of workers.

A hip-hop or b-boying group.

The head boy of a school.

(rowing) A rowing team manning a single shell.

A maître d', a headwaiter.

A person in a crew

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

(plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.

(intransitive) To act as captain

A worker on a dramatic production who is not part of the cast.

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

A member of a ship's company who is not an officer.

A head, or chief officer

The sport of competitive rowing.

A military leader; a warrior.

A pen for livestock such as chickens or pigs

To act as captain of; to lead.

To be a member of a vessel's crew

Chief; superior.

To be a member of a work or production crew

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

To supply workers or sailors for a crew

The naval officer in command of a military ship

(nautical) To do the proper work of a sailor

A policeman in charge of a precinct

(nautical) To take on, recruit (new) crew

An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

The Manx shearwater.

The leader of a group of people;

A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a throng.

The pilot ins charge of an airship

The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the company belonging to a vessel or a boat.

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

In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the boatswain's crew.

Be the captain of a sports team

The men who man a ship or aircraft

An organized group of workmen

An informal body of friends;

The team of men manning a racing shell

Serve as a crew member on