COMMANDER

commander

(noun) someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others

commander

(noun) a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

commander (plural commanders)

One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.

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.

Proper noun

Commander (plural Commanders)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Commander is the 18703^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1469 individuals. Commander is most common among White (59.5%) and Black/African American (34.79%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*mand"er, n. Etym: [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)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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