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commander

Syllabification: (com·mand·er)
Pronunciation: /kəˈmandər/
(abbreviation: Comdr.)
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Definition of commander

noun

  • 1a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation:the commander of a paratroop regiment
  • a naval officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Navy or Coast Guard) an officer ranking above lieutenant commander and below captain.
  • (in certain metropolitan police departments) the officer in charge of a division, district, precinct, or squad.
  • 2a member of a higher class in some orders of knighthood.

Derivatives

commandership

Pronunciation: /-ˌSHip/
noun

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French comandeor, from late Latin commandare 'to command' (see command)

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