commodore

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

commodore

vlagofficier

Synoniemen

brigadier general

flag officer

admiral

rear admiral

Vertalingen

commodoro

commodore

comodoro

Kommodore

comodoro

contre-amiral

Commodore

Flottillenadmiral

komodor

capitaine

yat kulubü reisi

العميد البحري

en eski kaptan

comodor

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkɔ.mə.doɹ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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