commodore

noun

Definition of commodorenext
as in admiral

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Recent Examples of commodore In 2019, club members suspected Stellato of $20,000 worth of embezzlement and relieved him of his rear commodore position, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 The second vessel named for the commodore was DD-14, the lead ship of the Truxtun-class destroyers. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 3 Feb. 2026 Not only as a fellow competitor but as the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which has organized the Sydney Hobart Race since the first edition in 1945. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 Harris, the former commodore, recently instructed the Mount Carmel Caravan sailors on how to set up and take down a sail. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for commodore
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  1. admiral
  2. commander
  3. skipper
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  • Fifield was wrapping up a high-profile prosecution of a retired Navy admiral who traded a government contract for a future job.
    — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The job called for an officer with enough status to deal with admirals, generals, and prime ministers with noble titles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of admiral
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  • Larry Baimbridge spent thirty-one years with the Houston Police Department, including stints as a homicide detective and as commander of the SWAT team.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Tom Waits lends his feral baritone to a commander of a coyote military brigade.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of commander
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  • The new manager in 2027 will be the franchise's sixth full-time manager since longtime skipper Mike Scioscia was fired in 2018.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • But the visitors got off to a slow start after losing in-form skipper Shai Hope for just five runs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of skipper

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