About The Word Commander
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Commander
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What's The Definition Of Commander?
[n] an officer in the airforce
[n] someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others [n] a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain [n] an officer in command of a military unit Synonyms | Synonyms for Commander: air force officer | commandant | commanding officer Related Terms | Find terms related to Commander: A per se | ace | ADC | admiral | aide | aide-de-camp | boatswain | boss | brigadier | brigadier general | captain | castellan | champion | chatelain | chatelaine | chicken colonel | chief | chief engineer | chief mate | chief of staff | chief petty officer | CO | colonel | commandant | commander in chief | commanding officer | commissioned officer | commodore | company officer | dean | deck officer | director | ensign | exec | executive | executive officer | field marshal | field officer | first lieutenant | five-star general | fleet admiral | four-star general | fugleman | general | general officer | generalissimo | genius | governor | head | higher-up | intendant | jemadar | junior officer | laureate | leader | lieutenant | lieutenant colonel | lieutenant commander | lieutenant general | lieutenant junior grade | major | major general | manager | marechal | marshal | master | mate | naval officer | navarch | navigating officer | navigator | nonpareil | OD | officer | one-star general | orderly officer | paragon | patron | petty officer | pipes | principal | prodigy | quartermaster | rear admiral | risaldar | ruler | sailing master | second mate | senior | senior officer | shavetail | shipmaster | sirdar | skipper | staff officer | star | subahdar | subaltern | sublieutenant | superior | superman | superstar | the brass | the greatest | the most | the Old Man | three-star general | top brass | top dog | two-star general | vice admiral | virtuoso | warrant officer | watch officer See Also | commander in chief | commissioned naval officer | generalissimo | leader | man | military man | military officer | military personnel | officer | serviceman | wing commander Commander In Webster's Dictionary \Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. {Commodore},
{Commender}.]
1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the
chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
A leader and commander to the people. --Is. lv. 4.
2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, --
ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
3. The chief officer of a commandery.
4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail
lofts, etc.
{Commander in chief}, the military title of the officer who
has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the
united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The
President is commander in chief of the army and navy of
the United States.
Syn: See {Chief}.
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