commodore

com·mo·dore

noun \ˈkä-mə-ˌdȯr\

Definition of COMMODORE

1

a : a captain in the navy in command of a squadron

b : a commissioned officer in the navy formerly ranking above captain and below rear admiral and having an insignia of one star

2

: the ranking officer commanding a body of merchant ships

3

: the chief officer of a yacht club or boating association

Origin of COMMODORE

probably modification of Dutch commandeur commander, from French, from Old French comandeor, from comander to command

First Known Use: 1695

Other Nautical Terms

avast, aweigh, flotsam, jib, keel, lee, port, starboard, stay

Rhymes with COMMODORE

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