commodore

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.

What did Commodore Buchanan want?" — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
"What is he, a commodore?" — The New Pun Book, Unknown
No savez! ax Commodore! ax Consul!" — Captain Canot; Or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver, Theodore Canot

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