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captain

• 1 n. Hist. an Indian chief or band leader.

• 2 n. the leader and spokesman of a band of Indians trading at a fur post, often appointed by the factor and rewarded with a captain's coat.

  See also: chief  Indian captain  leader (def. 1)  

• 3 n. Hist. See war chief 1856 quote.

  See also: war captain  war chief