commander
nounUS /kəˈmændɚ/ · UK /kəˈmɑːndə/
Etymology From Middle English comaundour, commaunder, comaunder, borrowed from Old French comandeor, cumandeur, from comander. By surface analysis, command + -er. See command.
9 senses
- 1One who exercises control and direction of a military or…
- 2A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant…
- 3One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
- 4A designation or rank in certain non-military…
- 5The chief officer of a commandry.
- 6A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail…
- 7A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the…
- 8Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza.
- 9A soldier who has attained the rank of sergeant or higher
One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
- I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.1883, United States. War Department, Annual Reports of the War Department, volume 1, page 128:
- Instead, Korda squeezes Eisenhower’s extraordinary two-term presidency — not to mention his stints as president of Columbia University and commander of NATO forces — into 140 themeless pages.2007 September 30, Douglas Brinkley, “Overlord’s Overlord”, in The New York Times:
A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
- Shepard: I don't take orders from you anymore, remember? Anderson: Consider yourself reinstated... Commander.2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Earth:
One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
Obsolete The chief officer of a commandry.
A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza.
Government, Military, Politics, War Singapore A soldier who has attained the rank of sergeant or higher
- Derived terms
- archcommander, arch-commander, co-commander, commanderess, commander in chief, commander-in-chief, commanderless, commanderlike, commanderly, commandership, commandress, subcommander, tactical air commander, undercommander, wing commander
- Related terms
- commandery