commander
noun
- person who occupies the headquarters of some vacant ecclesiastical entity
- Astronaut responsible for overall mission success, safety of crew and spacecraft, and maneuvering
- common naval and air force officer rank
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəˈmændɚ/ / /kəˈmɑːndə/ / /kəˈmandə/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English comaundour, commaunder, comaunder, borrowed from Old French comandeor, cumandeur, from comander. By surface analysis, command + -er. See command.
- One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
“I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.”
“Instead, Korda squeezes Eisenhower’s extraordinary two-term presidency — not to mention his stints as president of Columbia University and commander of NATO forces — into 140 themeless pages.”
- A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
“Shepard: I don't take orders from you anymore, remember? Anderson: Consider yourself reinstated... Commander.”
- One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
- A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
- The chief officer of a commandry.
- A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
- A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza.
- A soldier who has attained the rank of sergeant or higher