commodore

Signification (Anglais)

1. A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
2. A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
3. The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
4. The president of a yacht club.
5. A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
6. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
7. (US) A rear admiral (lower half).
8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

Concepts

commodore

contre-amiral

capitaine

président

Synonymes

brigadier general

flag officer

admiral

rear admiral

Traductions

commodoro

comodoro

Kommodore

commodore

comodoro

Flottillenadmiral

Commodore

komodor

vlagofficier

yat kulubü reisi

العميد البحري

en eski kaptan

comodor

Admiral

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkɔ.mə.doɹ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.