Commander definition

kə-măndər
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A person who commands, especially a commanding officer.
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An officer in some knightly or fraternal orders.
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A commissioned rank in the US Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant commander and below captain.
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One who holds this rank.
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The chief commissioned officer of a military unit regardless of his or her rank.
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A person who commands; leader.
  • The chief officer of a unit in certain societies and fraternal orders.
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A high-ranking member of an order of knighthood.
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(u.s. navy) An officer ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain.
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One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
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A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
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One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
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A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
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A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
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Noun

Singular:
commander
Plural:
commanders

Origin of commander

  • From Old French comandeor, from comander. See command.

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Commander Sentence Examples

  • The commander was slumped over a workstation, out cold.

  • But a commander in chief, especially at a difficult moment, has always before him not one proposal but dozens simultaneously.

  • Commander of the third company wanted by the general!... commander to the general... third company to the commander.

  • The shapely figure of the fair-haired soldier, with his clear blue eyes, stepped forward from the ranks, went up to the commander in chief, and presented arms.

  • With the former Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and the Special Assistant to the VP, not to mention the biofields, electromagnetic fields, and other beefed security measures, the compound at the top of the mountain was a fortress commanded by the President's own right-hand man.

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