Definition of commander noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

commander

noun

/kəˈmɑːndə(r)/

/kəˈmændər/

a person who is in charge of something, especially an officer in charge of a particular group of soldiers or a military operation
- military/allied/field/flight commanders
- the commander of the expedition
- General Eisenhower was Supreme Allied Commander in Western Europe.
- the commander of US forces in Iraq
Topics War and conflictb2
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adjective
- senior
- supreme
- top
- …
preposition
- commander of
phrases
- Commander-in-Chief
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(abbreviation Cdr)
an officer of fairly high rank in the British or American navyTopics War and conflictc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- senior
- supreme
- top
- …
preposition
- commander of
phrases
- Commander-in-Chief
See full entry
(abbreviation Cdr)
(in England) a London police officer of high rankTopics Law and justicec2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French comandeor, from late Latin commandare ‘to command’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, command’.

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