{
    "term": "captain",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the person in charge of a ship or commercial aircraft",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Captain Cook"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The captain gave the order to abandon ship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The captain of the ship invited them to dine at his table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The captain of the plane was already announcing our arrival."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her husband had been a ship's captain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Captain Jones and her co-pilot"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water", "Transport by air"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an officer of fairly high rank in the navy, the army and the US air force",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Captain James Price"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has since been promoted to the rank of captain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her father had been a captain in the army."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["War and conflict"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the leader of a group of people, especially a sports team",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She's a former **captain of the** English national **team**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has just been made **team captain**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The appointment of the former England captain as their new manager is bound to boost morale."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["People in society", "Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "an officer of high rank in a US police or fire department",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptɪn/",
                "audio": "ca/captain/captain__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæptɪn/",
                "audio": "ca/captain/captain__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the general sense ‘chief or leader’): from Old French capitain (superseding earlier chevetaigne ‘chieftain’), from late Latin capitaneus ‘chief’, from Latin caput, capit- ‘head’."
}