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Noun: police captain  pu'lees 'kap-tun
  1. A policeman in charge of a precinct
    - captain, police chief

Derived forms: police captains

Type of: bobby [Brit, informal], officer, plod [Brit, informal], police officer, policeman

Encyclopedia: Police captain