Captain and Supervisor

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

Nearby Words: captained, captainship, captaincy, captaining

Supervisor noun - A person who manages or directs something.

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Captain and supervisor are semantically related. You can use "Captain" instead a noun "Supervisor".

human	human captain	human supervisor
old	old captain	old supervisor
female	female captain	female supervisor
original	original captain	original supervisor
Other adjectives: friendly, single, young, respected, new, former, competent, different, previous, appointed, unnamed.

Captain N: The Game Master: First project, served as supervisor and storyboard artists.

Source: Creator / Spectrum Animation
The Shield did an episode where Vic Mackey and his supervisor, Captain Acaveda, end up investigating a Mexican musician whose murder ballads were based on real life unsolved murders.

Source: Murder Ballad
Captain-Supervisor Grammel insults the Yuzzem by saying that they stink.

Source: Spiteful Spit

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