Officer vs. Captain — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Officer and Captain
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Officer
An officer is a person who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization.
Captain
The officer in command of a ship, aircraft, or spacecraft.
Officer
One who holds an office of authority or trust in an organization, such as a corporation or government.
Captain
A precinct commander in a police or fire department, usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief.
Officer
One who holds a commission in the armed forces.
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Captain
The designated leader of a team or crew in sports.
Officer
A noncommisioned officer or warrant officer.
Captain
A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above first lieutenant and below major.
Officer
A person licensed in the merchant marine as master, mate, chief engineer, or assistant engineer.
Captain
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
Officer
A police officer.
Captain
A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above commander and below rear admiral.
Officer
To furnish with officers.
Captain
One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.
Officer
To command or manage as an officer.
Captain
A figure in the forefront; a leader
A captain of industry.
Officer
One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
Captain
A district official for a political party.
Officer
A respectful term of address for an officer, especially a police officer.
Captain
A restaurant employee who is in charge of the waiters and usually attends to table seating.
Officer
One who holds a public office.
Captain
A bell captain.
Officer
An agent or servant imparted with the ability, to some degree, to act on initiative.
Captain
To act as captain of; command or direct
Captained the football team.
Officer
A commissioned officer.
Captain
A chief or leader.
Officer
(transitive) To supply with officers.
Captain
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship.
Officer
(transitive) To command like an officer.
Captain
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
Officer
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
Captain
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
Officer
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.
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.
Officer
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
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.
Officer
To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
Captain
The leader of a group of workers.
John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."
Officer
Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command;
An officer is responsible for the lives of his men
Captain
The head boy of a school.
Officer
Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust;
He is an officer of the court
The club elected its officers for the coming year
Captain
A maître d', a headwaiter.
Officer
A member of a police force;
It was an accident, officer
Captain
(southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
Officer
A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel;
He is the officer in charge of the ship's engines
Captain
(intransitive) To act as captain
Officer
Direct or command as an officer
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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