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Captain :: Captain (n.) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so though he may be employed on other service..

Coach :: Coach (n.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck, usually occupied by the captain..

Row :: Row (v. t.) To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the captain ashore in his barge..

Myriarch :: Myriarch (n.) A captain or commander of ten thousand men.

Steward :: Steward (n.) A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge..

Captain :: Captain (n.) A head, or chief officer.

Shipmaster :: Shipmaster (n.) The captain, master, or commander of a ship..

Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..

Captain :: Captain (n.) A military leader; a warrior.

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army..

Anchor :: Anchor (v. i.) To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the captain) anchored in the stream..

Winter''s Bark :: Winter's bark () The aromatic bark of tree (Drimys, / Drymis, Winteri) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577..

Commodore :: Commodore (n.) A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral..

Skipper :: Skipper (n.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel; hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel..

Pursue :: Pursue (v. t.) To proceed along, with a view to some and or object; to follow; to go in; as, Captain Cook pursued a new route; the administration pursued a wise course..

Primipilar :: Primipilar (a.) Of or pertaining to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army.

Troop :: Troop (n.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery..

Captainship :: Captainship (n.) Military skill; as, to show good captainship..

Captain :: Captain (n.) A person having authority over others acting in concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain of a football team..

Lochage :: Lochage (n.) An officer who commanded a company; a captain.

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