Hyphenation of Captain

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Captain? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Cap-tain

Definitions of Captain:

1.
An officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
2.
The naval officer in command of a military ship
3.
A policeman in charge of a precinct
4.
An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship
5.
The leader of a group of people
A captain of industry
6.
The pilot in charge of an airship
7.
A dining-room attendant who is in charge of the waiters and the seating of customers
8.
Be the captain of a sports team

Synonyms of Captain:

nouncommissioned military officer
noun skipper, commissioned naval officer
nounpolice captain, police chief, policeman, police officer, officer
noun master, sea captain, skipper, officer, ship's officer
noun chieftain, leader
nounsenior pilot, pilot, airplane pilot
noun headwaiter, maitre d'hotel, maitre d', dining-room attendant, restaurant attendant
verb head, lead

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