commandant

noun

com·​man·​dant ˈkä-mən-ˌdänt 

-ˌdant

: commanding officer

Synonyms of commandant

• commander

Examples of commandant in a Sentence

the commandant of a naval district

Recent Examples on the Web

Bou Meng, along with two other survivors, artist Vann Nath and mechanic Chum Mey, testified in 2009 at the trial of Kaing Guek Eav, also known as Duch, who had been the S-21 commandant. — ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Trump fired the woman commandant of the Coast Guard, the Black combat-veteran Air Force general who was the chair of the Joint Chiefs, and the first woman to be the chief of naval operations. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 17 June 2026

The State Police will also hire a civilian director to work alongside the academy’s commandant, and institute baseline physical and psychological screenings for recruits before the academy begins. — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 20 May 2026

Admiral Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, said the discovery reconnects the service to a defining moment in its history. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for commandant

• confidant
• conodont
• debutante
• nonchalant
• restaurant
• avant
• croissant
• detente
• entente
• passant
• savant
• storefront

Kids Definition

commandant

noun

com·​man·​dant ˈkäm-ən-ˌdant 

-ˌdänt

: an officer in command