commander

[Com*mand·er]

A commander is the person in charge, particularly in the military. If you're in the Navy, your commander gives directions that you're expected to follow.

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A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.

Noun
an officer in the airforce

Noun
someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others

Noun
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

Noun
an officer in command of a military unit


n.
A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.

n.
An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.

n.
The chief officer of a commandery.

n.
A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.


Commander

Com*mand"er , n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. Commodore, Commender.] 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
A leader and commander to the people.
2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army. 3. The chief officer of a commandery. 4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc. Commander in chief, the military title of the officer who has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The President is commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States. Syn. -- See Chief.

A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.

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Usage Examples

I think as a rifle platoon and company commander your view is about 1,000 meters in front of you and you hope you can cover that ground and not have to back up and give it up again.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

To win this war, we need a commander in chief, not a professor of law standing at the lectern.

In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on Divine guidance, he no longer deserves victory.

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