commander

Meaning

1. One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
2. A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
3. One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
4. A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
5. (obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry.
6. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
7. A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza.
9. (Singapore) A soldier who has attained the rank of sergeant or higher

Synonyms

leader

chief

head

commanding officer

captain

commandant

general

director

master

military leader

ruler

superior

boss

supervisor

officer

lord

group leader

administrator

principal

dictator

air force officer

skipper

governor

Commander-in-Chief

adviser

conductor

commander-in-chief

lieutenant colonel

Pendragon

feudatory prince

Cdr.

Cmdr.

Comdr.

tagus

war-lord

beetle

🪲

capo

chieftain

command

commander in chief

conductress

control

controller

counsellor

demagogue

duce

executive

foreman

guide

headman

Translations

commandant

comandante

comandante

comandante

Befehlshaber

Kommandant

comandant

commandant

Kommandeur

διοικητής

aanvoerder

komutan

Feldherr

gezagvoerder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈmændɚ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: comaundour

In summary

From Middle English comaundour, commaunder, comaunder, borrowed from Old French comandeor, cumandeur, from comander. By surface analysis, command + -er. See command.

Sentences

He served as official and military commander for the Venetian Republic .

The only tribesman spared was the commander of the battalion .