commander

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

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

Related Words: commissioned officer, field officer

Near Antonyms: crew, crewman, crewmate

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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