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Definitions for: Commander
[n] an officer in the airforce
[n] someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
[n] a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
[n] an officer in command of a military unit
Webster (1913) Definition: 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. --Is. lv. 4.
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.
Synonyms: air force officer, commandant, commanding officer
See Also: commander in chief, commissioned naval officer, generalissimo, leader, man, military man, military officer, military personnel, officer, serviceman, wing commander
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