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commander
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  1. commander
  2. commander in chief
  3. Commander Islands
  4. grand commander
  5. knight commander
  6. knight grand commander
  7. lieutenant commander
  8. surgeon commander
  9. wing commander
  10. Komandorski Islands

com·mand·er

noun \kə-ˈman-dər\

Definition of COMMANDER

1
: one in an official position of command or control: as
a : commanding officer
b : the presiding officer of a society or organization
2
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
— com·mand·er·ship \-ˌship\ noun
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Examples of COMMANDER

  1. <a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired>
  2. <the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise>

First Known Use of COMMANDER

14th century

Related to COMMANDER

Synonyms
captain, commandant, commanding officer, commander in chief

Rhymes with COMMANDER

backhander, blackhander, bystander, demander, expander, flatlander, germander, glad-hander, goosander, grandstander, inlander, Leander, left-hander, Lysander, mainlander, meander, outlander, philander, pomander, right-hander, scrimshander, soft-lander, Uitlander

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