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commodore
(käm′ə dôr′)
noun
- U.S. Navy
- Historical an officer ranking above a captain and below a rear admiral: the rank was abolished in 1899 but temporarily restored in WWII
- an officer, with the rank of captain, commanding two or more small ships, as destroyers
- the president of a yacht club
- the senior captain of a merchant fleet
Origin: earlier commadore, commandore, prob. via Du kommandeur < Fr commandeur < OFr comandeor < comander: see command
See commodore in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- a. Abbr. Com. A commissioned rank formerly used in the U.S. Navy that was above captain and below rear admiral. Abolished in 1899, it was restored temporarily during World War II.b. One who holds this rank.
- Used as an unofficial designation for a captain in the British Navy temporarily in command of a fleet division or squadron.
- a. The senior captain of a naval squadron or merchant fleet.b. The presiding officer of a yacht club.
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete commandore
Origin: , probably from Dutch komandeur, commander
Origin: , from French commandeur
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from comander, to command; see command
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