隊長|たいちょうtaichou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncommanding officer
   隊長たいちょうは部下ぶかに直ただちに集合しゅうごうするように命令めいれいした。↗

   The captain ordered his men to gather at once.

• SynonymキャプテンNeutralLoanword, mostly for a sports team captain or a ship's captain; 「隊長」 leans toward the commander of an expedition, troops and the like.
• Related主将しゅしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for a general leading an army or a team captain; 「隊長」 leans toward commanding a small squad.
• Related旗頭はたがしらWrittenWritten/formal prose for the leader or leading figure of a faction; 「隊長」 is the commander of a squad or unit.
• RelatedチーフNeutralLoanword for a chief or section head of an organization; 「隊長」 leans toward being a unit's commander.
• Related総大将そうだいしょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for the supreme commander directing an entire army; 「隊長」 ranks lower.
• Antonym隊員たいいんNeutralA member belonging to the unit — the counterpart of 「隊長」.

Use 「隊長」 for the commander of an expedition, troops or a fire brigade; for a sports team captain pick 「キャプテン」 or 「主将」, for a chief or section head 「チーフ」, and for the supreme commander of a whole army 「総大将」. The opposite is 「隊員」.

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1. 隊たいを指揮しきする人ひと。