sea captain

noun

Definition of sea captainnext
as in commander

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Recent Examples of sea captain There’s also the sea captain guy. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026 The John Derian shop is set in an old sea captain's house, just a hop off Commercial on Law Street. — Anne Bratskeir, Travel + Leisure, 27 May 2026 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 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
  • The aircraft’s multi-role design also gives commanders greater flexibility in employing it for different missions rather than limiting it to the traditional air-superiority role associated with earlier Eagle variants.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Then Troy tells Susan — the drone commander on shift — to have everyone gassed and shot.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of commander
Noun
  • Steele, long-serving skipper Lewis Dunk and Pascal Gross are the only players left from that group.
    — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Jensen celebrated with his teammates as Marlins skipper Clayton McCullough sought an explanation.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of skipper
Noun
  • Does anyone think Monken’s reluctance to name team captains is about anything other than a temporary quarterback situation?
    — Zac Jackson, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Often rapping over drumless loops, Elsesser took inspiration from Yasiin Bey and the late Ka, the Brownsville MC and producer who spent his days as an FDNY captain and nights as a pillar of hip-hop’s avant-garde.
    — Jeff Weiss, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of captain
Noun
  • Their Greatest Hits is the only no-skips set in the catalog of a band that sometimes seemed to specialize in the skips.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Remember, the three division winners automatically qualify for the postseason, but the division winner with the worst record will have to play in the first round, while the other two skip the first round.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 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
  • Bossell is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle in connection with the death of 29-year-old Graham Hoffman.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Carrie Skains, the former human resources director at Trinity Valley School, alleged in the suit that the school’s chief financial officer, Adam Wojtelwicz, berated her and other female employees.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • The navies that embraced carrier aviation did not do it by convincing admirals that airplanes were interesting.
    — Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • His departure comes after Hegseth ousted several other generals and admirals, including the head of the Navy.
    — ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of admiral

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“Sea captain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sea%20captain. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

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