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noun
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship.
synonyms: captain, master, skipper.
is a specific kind of: officer, ship's officer.
instances of which are: Captain Kidd, Kidd, William Kidd.
derivation: captaincy, captainship | mastership | skipper.
Dutch: kapitein, zeekapiteinPolish: komodor
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