captain

P884
predicate

Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or person in command of another entity, typically a team, group, or vessel.

All labels observed (58)

Label Occurrences
captainOf 505
captain canonical 390
shipCommanded 244

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: captain
Generated description
Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or person in command of another entity, typically a team, group, or vessel.

Sample triples (1,378)

Subject Object
pirate Captain Kidd
surface form: Captain William Kidd
Adventure Prize via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Dennis Schröder Germany national basketball team via predicate surface "captainOf"
Wes Morgan 2015–16 Premier League season via predicate surface "captainedToTitle"
surface form: 2015–16 Premier League
SS Botany Bay Khan Noonien Singh via predicate surface "commandingOfficer"
Battle of Kandahar (1880) Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts via predicate surface "commandingOfficer"
surface form: General Frederick Roberts
Nile Kinnick Iowa Hawkeyes via predicate surface "teamCaptainOf"
surface form: 1939 Iowa Hawkeyes football team
Edward Bransfield Brig Williams via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Francis Asbury Roe USS Pensacola via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Francis Asbury Roe USS Katahdin via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Francis Asbury Roe USS Michigan via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Francis Asbury Roe USS Lancaster via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Barry Larkin Cincinnati Reds via predicate surface "captainOf"
Axiom (spaceship) Captain B. McCrea
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
surface form: Tamon Yamaguchi
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
surface form: Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu
Rear Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi
surface form: Tamon Yamaguchi
various destroyers and cruisers in earlier career via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Dave Gallaher New Zealand national rugby union team via predicate surface "captainOf"
Martin Johnson 2003 Rugby World Cup via predicate surface "captainedToTitle"
Will Carling England national rugby union team via predicate surface "captainOf"
Lawrence Dallaglio England national rugby union team via predicate surface "captainOf"
Lawrence Dallaglio Wasps RFC via predicate surface "captainOf"
Sunil Chhetri India national football team via predicate surface "captainOf"
Sunil Chhetri SAFF Championship via predicate surface "captainedToTitle"
Sunil Chhetri Nehru Cup via predicate surface "captainedToTitle"
Sunil Chhetri CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions via predicate surface "captainedToTitle"
surface form: Intercontinental Cup
Philipp Lahm Germany national football team via predicate surface "captainOf"
Philipp Lahm FC Bayern Munich via predicate surface "captainOf"
Bobby Layne Detroit Lions via predicate surface "teamCaptainOf"
USCSS Prometheus Janek
Dale Hunter Washington Capitals via predicate surface "captainOf"
1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers Jerry West
Philip Carteret HMS Swallow via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Philip Carteret HMS Dolphin via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
William Bligh HMS Bounty via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
William Bligh HMS Providence via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
William Bligh HMS Director via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
William Bligh HMS Warrior (1860) via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
surface form: HMS Warrior
William Bligh HMS Glatton via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
William Bligh HMS Irresistible via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Tobias Furneaux HMS Adventure via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Captain Edward Smith
surface form: Edward John Smith
RMS Titanic via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Captain Edward Smith
surface form: Edward John Smith
RMS Olympic via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Captain Edward Smith
surface form: Edward John Smith
RMS Adriatic (1907) via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
surface form: RMS Adriatic
Captain Edward Smith
surface form: Edward John Smith
RMS Baltic (1903) via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
surface form: RMS Baltic
Captain Edward Smith
surface form: Edward John Smith
RMS Majestic via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
Captain Edward Smith
surface form: Edward John Smith
SS Celtic via predicate surface "shipCommanded"
March to the Sea William Tecumseh Sherman via predicate surface "commandingOfficer"
Boris Diaw France men's national basketball team via predicate surface "captainOf"
surface form: France national basketball team
Guy Carbonneau Montreal Canadiens via predicate surface "captainOf"
Godspeed Bartholomew Gosnold
Susan Constant Christopher Newport