commander

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an officer in command of a military unit
  2. noun someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
  3. noun a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain

Etymology

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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Synonyms

commanding officer, commandant

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