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commander.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈmændɚ/General-American/kəˈmɑːndə/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈmandə/Northern-England/kəˈmandəɾ/Scotland
  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. The chief officer of a commandry.

    obsolete
  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. A soldier who has attained the rank of sergeant or higher

    Singapore
Where this word comes from

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

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