sea captain

noun

Definition of sea captainnext
as in commander

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Recent Examples of sea captain Retired sea captain Thomas Valentine Sullivan spearheaded the first YMCA in the United States in 1851 in collaboration with a group of Boston churches. — USA Today, 19 May 2026 The salty sea captain beard and the piercing stare, perfect for magazine covers, did not hurt. — Matthew Herper, STAT, 30 Apr. 2026 The novel by Herman Melville about a great white whale and the sea captain consumed by the beast that had bitten off his leg sold only a few hundred copies upon its release in England and America in 1851. — Dan Kelly march 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026 The Bluff stars Chopra Jonas as a former pirate captain who hung up her sword for a tranquil life until her sea captain is kidnapped by a former nemesis. — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sea captain
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sea captain
  1. commander
  2. skipper
  3. captain
  4. skip
  5. vice admiral
  6. officer
  7. admiral
Noun
  • Israel said its strikes in southern Lebanon, which killed at least 11 people, targeted two Hezbollah commanders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Ahmed al-Sharaa, the former rebel commander who has served as Syria’s President since 2025, has been outward looking since taking power.
    — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of commander
Noun
  • Dan Burn has been named as Guimaraes’ successor as skipper and Joelinton will be vice-captain, yet figures who take responsibility in the engine room in the manner Guimaraes did are required.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Replay showed the skipper taking mild exception to a low, first-pitch strike call on García with two out, but Carapazza, following a handful of ABS challenges earlier in the game, gave Boone a quick hook nonetheless.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of skipper
Noun
  • Ethan Ampadu, the team’s 25-year-old captain, had a year remaining on his contract and a hugely impressive season under his belt in the Premier League.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Many dream of becoming captains and conquering the seas, but very few people, when looking at a massive cruise liner, seriously decide to build their own ship and set sail.
    — Filip Borcov, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of captain
Noun
  • Podnews calculated that skipping a typical ad break previously required nine presses of the 15-second skip button, plus a correction tap after overshooting.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Spotify cast the move as streamlining a feature that already exists, the 15-second skip button, which users in practice often use to bypass ads.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of skip
Noun
  • Mark Fox, a retired vice admiral and a former commander of the 5th Fleet, previously told Fox News Digital that Kharg is fundamentally an oil terminal rather than a military fortress.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
  • The surgeon general's rank is three-star vice admiral.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 May 2026
Definition of vice admiral
Noun
  • Occupations Sabio is a Navy veteran and former Secret Service and CIA officer.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Players command Hawks, a former Republic officer, leading a customizable squad of diverse archetypes, including Jedi and scoundrels.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • Originally commissioned by Ottoman admiral Barbarossa, this incredible bathhouse once derived its name from the famous Iznik tiles that used to cover its surface, but fell into disrepair.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Aug. 2026
  • However, many say graft has only worsened under the aegis of generals and admirals.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of admiral

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