commander

CEFRC1

/kəˈmændɚ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who leads a military unit or operation.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.

Examples

  • The commander exposed his men to gunfire.

  • The commander gave orders that his men fire at once.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /kəˈmandə/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.

  2. One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.

  3. A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.

More examples

In context

  • The general appointed a new commander to lead the infantry unit.

  • I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.

  • Instead, Korda squeezes Eisenhower’s extraordinary two-term presidency — not to mention his stints as president of Columbia University and commander of NATO forces — into 140 themeless pages.

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Origin

noun

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