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
Subchief and captain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subchief" instead a noun "Captain".
Subchief
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Subchief and Captain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/captain/subchief
Captain & Subchief. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/captain/subchief>.
Subchief or Captain. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/captain/subchief.
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