commander
pronunciation
How to pronounce commander in British English:
UK [kəˈmɑːndə(r)]
How to pronounce commander in American English:
US [kəˈmændər]
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- Noun:
- an officer in command of a military unit
- someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others
- a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
- an officer in the airforce
Word Origin
- commander (n.)
- early 14c., comandur, from Old French comandeor, from comander (see command (v.)). Commander in chief attested from 1650s.
Example
- 1. But I quickly came to admire the commander I worked for .
- 2. He was promoted to colonel and armed forces commander .
- 3. And he has publicly called himself supreme commander of the armed forces , without objection .
- 4. Gen. odierno deployed to iraq in april 2003 as the commander of the army 's 4th infantry division .
- 5. The rebel commander said they had withdrawn voluntarily to spare civilians from government air attacks .