Captain

Noun

1. The honorific of a captain, especially a ship's captain or a person with the military rank of captain.
   • These islands were discovered by Captain Cook.
   • […] the governor, convinced of the need of a thorough exploration of the south coast, now ordered Grant to return and carefully survey the bay between Cape Otway and Cape Schank, besides the land which had been seen by...
2. Forms a title for a superhero seen as embodying or possessing in high degree the qualities associated with the ensuing phrase
   • Captain America; Captain Marvel; Captain Hindsight
3. Forms a title or nickname for a person; typically a nonce coinage
   • Abbott has this alter ego, Captain Creepy. I mean, if he's not chatting away to the nation about his daughters' virginity, he's using anti-rape slogans to belittle the female Prime Minister. - 2010 November 8, Paul...
   • Dean asks, 'How'm I s'posed to empty my bloody pockets with my hands tied, Captain Genius?' - 2020 July 14, David Mitchell, Utopia Avenue, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
   • “Count me in,” he said to Brooks as Logan headed out. “And let's just hope Logan doesn't turn into another Captain Boring like Vince,” he added. - 2022, Elizabeth Davis, The Player Next Door, Hachette UK, →ISBN: