commodore

noun — 8 senses

commodore

noun

US /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/ · UK /ˈkɒm.ə.dɔː/

Etymology Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.

8 senses

1A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
2A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who…
3The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
4The president of a yacht club.
5A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
6Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
7A rear admiral (lower half).
8Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus…

1

Government, Military, Nautical, Politics, Transport, War A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.

2

Nautical, Transport A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.

3

Nautical, Transport The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.

4

Nautical, Transport The president of a yacht club.

5

Nautical, Transport A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.

6

Government, Military, Nautical, Politics, Transport, War Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of commodore admiral.

7

Government, Military, Nautical, Politics, Transport, War US A rear admiral (lower half).

8

Biology, Entomology, Natural sciences Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

Synonyms: senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain, shipmaster senior grade, CDRE, COMO, Cmdre, Cmdre.
Derived terms: air commodore, Commie, commodora, commodore admiral, Commodorian
Related terms: brigadier general, senior colonel
Coordinate terms: brigadier, fleet captain, senior captain

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