different between chieftain vs captain
chieftain
English
Etymology
From Middle English cheveteyn, cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus (English captain), from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput- (English head). Doublet of captain.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?i?f.t?n/, /?t?i?f.t?n/
Noun
chieftain (plural chieftains)
- A leader of a clan or tribe.
- (by extension) A leader of a group.
Synonyms
- (leader of a clan or tribe): chief, big gun, big shot, big wheel, bigwig, boss, employer, foreman, head, leader, mandarin, manager, mover and shaker, top banana, top dog, tycoon
Derived terms
- chieftainess
Translations
Scots
Etymology
From Early Scots chefftane, from Middle English cheftayne, from Old French chevetaine, from Late Latin capitaneus, from Latin caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t?iften]
Noun
chieftain (plural chieftains)
- chieftain
- (possibly) schore; leader of a Highlands clan
References
- “chieftain” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
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captain
English
Etymology
From Middle English capitain, capteyn, from Old French capitaine, from Late Latin capit?neus, from Latin caput (“head”) (English cap). Doublet of chieftain, also from Old French.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?kæp.t?n/, /-t?n/
- (US, General Australian) IPA(key): /?kæp.t?n/
- (naval, informal) IPA(key): /?kæp.?n/, [?kæpn?], [?kæpm?]
Noun
captain (plural captains)
- A chief or leader.
- 1526, The Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 2:
- For out of the shal come a captaine, whych shall govern my people israhel.
- 1929, Rudyard Kipling, "The English Way":
- Stand up-stand up, Northumberland! / I bid you answer true, / If England's King has under his hand / A Captain as good as you?
- 1526, The Bible, tr. William Tyndale, Matthew 2:
- The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
- An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
- "A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day. He is strengthening his forces now against Mr. Benton out there. […]."
- A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
- 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 an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
- 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.
- 2000, Gregory Allen Howard, Remember the Titans
- Captain's supposed to be the leader, right?
- 2000, Gregory Allen Howard, Remember the Titans
- The leader of a group of workers.
- The head boy of a school.
- A maître d', a headwaiter.
- 1977, Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey, lyricists, "Hotel California",
- So I called up the Captain, "Please bring me my wine." / He said: "We haven't had that spirit here since 1969."
- 1977, Don Felder, Don Henley, and Glenn Frey, lyricists, "Hotel California",
- (Southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
Synonyms
- (leader of a group of workers): supervisor, straw boss, foreman
- (commander of a vessel): skipper, master
- (pilot in command): pilot, pilot in command
- (military rank): CAPT, CAPT., Capt., Capt, CPT (abbreviation)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Sranan Tongo: kapten
- ? Irish: captaen
Translations
Verb
captain (third-person singular simple present captains, present participle captaining, simple past and past participle captained)
- (intransitive) To act as captain
- (transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- anti-cap, capitan, patican
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