Commander Definition

kə-măndər
commanders
noun
commanders
A person who commands; leader.
Webster's New World
An officer ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain.
Webster's New World
One who holds this rank.
American Heritage
A high-ranking member of an order of knighthood.
Webster's New World
The chief commissioned officer of a military unit regardless of his or her rank.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Commander

Noun

Singular:
commander
Plural:
commanders

Origin of Commander

  • From Old French comandeor, from comander. See command.

    From Wiktionary

Commander Sentence Examples

  • The commander was slumped over a workstation, out cold.

  • But a commander in chief, especially at a difficult moment, has always before him not one proposal but dozens simultaneously.

  • The shapely figure of the fair-haired soldier, with his clear blue eyes, stepped forward from the ranks, went up to the commander in chief, and presented arms.

  • Commander of the third company wanted by the general!... commander to the general... third company to the commander.

  • With the former Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and the Special Assistant to the VP, not to mention the biofields, electromagnetic fields, and other beefed security measures, the compound at the top of the mountain was a fortress commanded by the President's own right-hand man.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

RERDER

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Words Starting With C and Ending With R

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With C9 Letter Words Ending With R