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commodore Definition

com·mo·dore (käm′ə dôr′)

noun

  1. U.S. Navy
    1. Historical an officer ranking above a captain and below a rear admiral: the rank was abolished in 1899 but temporarily restored in WWII
    2. an officer, with the rank of captain, commanding two or more small ships, as destroyers
  2. the president of a yacht club
  3. the senior captain of a merchant fleet

Etymology: earlier commadore, commandore, prob. via Du kommandeur < Fr commandeur < OFr comandeor < comander: see command

commodore Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • German: A little longer, and we find Tamasese visited and addressed as king and majesty by a German commodore.
  • first: The first commodore was Dr. Brennan with the owner of the property, Rear Admiral Ralph Fisher D.S.O. , accepting the position of President.
  • former: Hugh, whose father is a former commodore at the Downs Sailing Club in Deal, is also focussed on his long term future.

Modifies a noun

  • cabin: Do you have a waiting list for commodore cabins?
  • cruise: To arrive one didn't book a. That twisted its a deck higher dolphins and signatures by commodore cruise.

Noun used with modifier

  • club: Official opening for Westray marina Westray ' s new marina was officially opened on Tuesday afternoon by former Westray yachting club commodore Norman Cooper.
  • convoy: Captain Beary, the convoys commodore, was advised by the Admiralty, as to the safe courses throughout the entire voyage.