The difference between Captain and Supervisor

When used as nouns, captain means a chief or leader, whereas supervisor means a person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

Captain is also verb with the meaning: to act as captain.

check bellow for the other definitions of Captain and Supervisor

  1. Captain as a noun:

    A chief or leader.

  2. Captain as a noun:

    The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.

    Examples:

    "The captain is the last man to leave a sinking ship."

  3. Captain as a noun:

    An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.

  4. Captain as a noun:

    A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.

  5. Captain as a noun:

    A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to an Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.

  6. Captain as a noun:

    One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.

  7. Captain as a noun:

    The leader of a group of workers.

    Examples:

    "John Henry said to the captain, "A man ain't nothing but a man."

  8. Captain as a noun:

    The head boy of a school.

  9. Captain as a noun:

    A maître d'.

  10. Captain as a noun (southern US):

    An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.

  11. Captain as a noun (internet):

    Someone who provides contextual information for a post. Originally a shorthand for 'Captain Obvious'.

  1. Captain as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as captain

  2. Captain as a verb (transitive):

    To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.

  1. Supervisor as a noun (management):

    A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

  2. Supervisor as a noun:

    A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.

  3. Supervisor as a noun (US):

    In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

  4. Supervisor as a noun (computing):

    A process responsible for managing other processes.

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