Captain and Superior

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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Superior and captain are semantically related in chief topic. In some cases you can use "Superior" instead a noun "Captain".

Nearby Words: captained, captainship, captaincy, captaining

Superior noun - One who is above another in rank, station, or office.

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Captain and superior are semantically related in chief topic. Sometimes you can use "Captain" instead a noun "Superior".

old	old captain	old superior
good	good captain	good superior
female	female captain	female superior
original	original captain	original superior
Other adjectives: corrupt, obvious, actual, incompetent, rogue, respected, new, late, former, military, next, competent, different, elderly, youngest.

Cordelia says that her Pegasus knight captain/superior and Emmeryn's bodyguard, Phila, is even more talented at the harp than she is.

Source: Elegant Classical Musician
Commander Shepard succeeds where their mentor and superior officer, Captain/Admiral Anderson failed, becoming the first human Spectre.

Source: Superior Successor
Guile Hero: Captain Phillips and his crew outwit the pirates due to their superior knowledge of the ship.

Source: Film / Captain Phillips

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