sea captain

noun

Definition of sea captainnext
as in commander

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Recent Examples of sea captain 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 English sea captains, with royal patronage, had been trafficking African people to the Caribbean and the Chesapeake Bay for decades, but on an ad-hoc basis. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2026 That mindset has shaped my journey from sea captain to serial entrepreneur. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 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
  • On Thursday, photos released by state broadcaster IRIB showed the commander sitting next to Khamenei’s casket during a farewell ceremony in Tehran.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Xi, who is also head of the military, presented orders promoting Zhang Shuguang and air force commander Wang Gang to generals at a ceremony Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of commander
Noun
  • Schlittler, meanwhile, has a legitimate case to start for the American League, which will be managed by rival Blue Jays skipper John Schneider.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • The American League and National League teams will be managed by John Schneider and Dave Roberts, respectively, the skippers of last year’s World Series clubs.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of skipper
Noun
  • After belting the song, England captain Harry Kane barely managed to get through a post-match interview with his totally shattered voice.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
  • On March 30, 2026, a French court sentenced the Chinese captain in absentia to one year in prison and issued an arrest warrant after convicting him of failing to comply with orders to stop his ship.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of captain
Noun
  • Artistro Watercolor Set My children lose interest in crafts faster than a YouTube skip button can appear on an ad.
    — Lauren Silbert, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • The knob controls volume and can be clicked to pause and resume content (double- or triple-clicking skips and reverses songs, respectively).
    — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 23 June 2026
Definition of skip
Noun
  • The surgeon general's rank is three-star vice admiral.
    — Pien Huang, NPR, 2 May 2026
  • The Navy is likely tracking ships linked to Iran through satellites, drones and other forms of surveillance as well as each commercial vessel’s past history, said Kevin Donegan, a retired vice admiral and former commander of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of vice admiral
Noun
  • His behavior under stress is dangerous to his officers and crew, and his authority is questioned.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Some relief workers are using donkeys and bulldozers to remove solid waste, according to Louise Wateridge, a communications officer for the UN’s children’s agency in the Middle East and North Africa.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of officer
Noun
  • James Stavridis, a retired US Navy admiral who had sailed through the Strait of Hormuz many times, agreed.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
  • And so for someone to go through this process and to be recommended for promotion to a one-star general, to an admiral, whatever the case may be, these aren’t decisions that are made on a whim.
    — Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 6 July 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 Jul. 2026.

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