captain1 Pronunciation: /ˈkæptən; ˈkæptɪn/Translate captain | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of captainn 1 (rank) capitán (m) 2 (person in command) capitán -tana (m,f); (of airline plane) comandante (mf)captain in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of captain in the British & World English dictionary Definition of captain in the US English dictionary