commander

com·mand·er  (k-mndr)

n.

1. A person who commands, especially a commanding officer.

2.

a. Abbr. CDR A commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above lieutenant commander and below captain.

b. One who holds this rank.

c. The chief commissioned officer of a military unit regardless of his or her rank.

3. An officer in some knightly or fraternal orders.

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commander [kəˈmɑːndə]

n

1. (Military) an officer in command of a military formation or operation

2. (Military) a naval commissioned rank junior to captain but senior to lieutenant commander

3. (Military) the second in command of larger British warships

4. someone who holds authority

5. a high-ranking member of some knightly or fraternal orders

6. (Law) an officer responsible for a district of the Metropolitan Police in London

7. (Historical Terms) History the administrator of a house, priory, or landed estate of a medieval religious order

commandership  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	commander - an officer in command of a military unit commandant, commanding officer SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic - commanding officer of ACLANT; a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council SACEUR, Supreme Allied Commander Europe - commanding officer of ACE; NATO's senior military commander in Europe armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commander in chief, generalissimo - the officer who holds the supreme command; "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" military officer, officer - any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" wing commander - (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain
	2.	commander - someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others
	3.	commander - a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" commissioned naval officer - a commissioned officer in the navy
	4.	commander - an officer in the airforce           air force officer military man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"

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commander

noun leader, director, chief, officer, boss, head, captain, bass (S. African), ruler, commander-in-chief, commanding officer, C in C, C.O. The commander and some of his men had been released.

Translations

commander [kəˈmɑːndəʳ] N (Mil) → comandante mf (Hist) [of chivalric order] → comendador m (Naut) → capitán m de fragata

commander [kəˈmɑːndə^r] n

[operation, organization] → chef m

[ship] → commandant m
commander-in-chief [kəˌmɑːndə^rɪnˈtʃiːf] n → commandant m en chef

commander

n

→ Führer(in) m(f); (Mil, Aviat) → Befehlshaber(in) m(f), → Kommandant(in) m(f); (Naut) → Fregattenkapitän(in) m(f); (Brit, Police) Distriktleiter der Londoner Polizei

(of order of chivalry) → Komtur m

commander [kəˈmɑːndəʳ] n → capo (Mil) → comandante m

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commander [kəˈmɑːndəʳ] n → capo (Mil) → comandante m