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
Superintendent and captain are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Superintendent" instead a noun "Captain".
Superintendent
Superintendent noun - A person who manages or directs something.
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Synonyms for Superintendent
Captain and superintendent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Captain" instead a noun "Superintendent".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- master and captain
- master and superintendent
- ruler and captain
- ruler and superintendent
- principal and captain
- principal and superintendent
- head and captain
- head and superintendent
- leader and captain
- leader and superintendent
- governor and captain
- governor and superintendent
- chief and captain
- chief and superintendent
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Da Chief: Captain Aldridge serves this role for the most part, since the actual Superintendent (New Orleanian name for the police chief) has not yet appeared.
Source: Audio Play / Below Board - In Relativity, Police Captain (later Superintendent) Aaron Brooks works very closely with Sara Wolff, because she runs a group home and any runaway or abused children tend to end up in her facility.
Source: Secret Secret-Keeper
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