Captain and King

Captain

Captain noun - The person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do.

Usage example: we only do what the captain tells us to, so it's not our fault when things don't work out

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King and captain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "King" instead a noun "Captain".

Nearby Words: captained, captainship, captaincy, captaining

King noun - A person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field.

Usage example: the undisputed king of automobile sales for the entire metropolitan area

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Captain and king are semantically related. You can use "Captain" instead a noun "King".

Nearby Words: kingdom, kingly, kingship, kinglet

human	human captain	human king
old	old captain	old king
good	good captain	good king
female	female captain	female king
Other adjectives: better, alien, current, original, corrupt, powerful, actual, real, tyrannical, young, new, crazy, late, former, legendary, next, last, previous, eponymous.

Have pity on the general, the king and the captain They know they're expendable; after all, they're men

Source: Men Are the Expendable Gender
Several characters in the Lord of the Rings fanfic The Captain and the King are extremely concerned about Gondor's "weal."

Source: Author Vocabulary Calendar
Oddly, the first game's main villain, King/Captain Blue, averts this Trope; he's supposed to be the guy who makes these films, and knows their cliches and ideas in and out, so how is he not a more dangerous threat if he's got those traits?

Source: Video Game / Viewtiful Joe

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