Commander

Noun

 * 1) One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
 * 2) A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
 * 3) One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
 * 4) A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.

Adjectives for Commander
trusted; plucky; dashing; able; spectacular; immediate; insulted; victorious; regimental; immovable; illustrious; panic-stricken; fiery; respected; half-clad; venerable; renowned; indomitable.

Verbs for Commander
appoint to—; exalt—; obey—; raise to—; rank as—; —assigns; —assumes; —authorizes; —campaigns; —controls; —directs; —disposes of; —exercises; —grants;—over¬rules; —pensions; —plans; —rules.

Thesaurus
boss, brigadier, brigadier general, captain, castellan, champion, chatelain, chatelaine, chicken colonel, chief, chief engineer, chief mate, chief of staff, chief petty officer, colonel, commandant, commander in chief, commanding officer, commissioned officer, commodore, company officer, dean, deck officer, director, ensign, exec, executive, executive officer, field marshal, field officer, first lieutenant, five-star general, fleet admiral, four-star general, fugleman, general, general officer, generalissimo, genius, governor, head, higher-up, intendant, jemadar, junior officer, laureate, leader, lieutenant, lieutenant colonel, lieutenant commander, lieutenant general, lieutenant junior grade, major, major general, manager, marechal, marshal, master, mate, naval officer, navarch, navigating officer, navigator, nonpareil, officer, one-star general, orderly officer, paragon, patron, petty officer, pipes, principal, prodigy, quartermaster, rear admiral, risaldar, ruler, sailing master, second mate, senior, senior officer, shavetail, shipmaster, sirdar, skipper, staff officer, star, subahdar, subaltern, sublieutenant, superior, superman, superstar, the Old Man, the brass, the greatest, the most, three-star general, top brass, top dog, two-star general, vice admiral, virtuoso, warrant officer, watch officer

Translations

 * Arabic:, أمراء
 * Armenian: հրամանատար
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 司令
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: ülem
 * Finnish:
 * French:


 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: מפקד (mefaqed), מפקדת (mefaqedet)
 * Japanese: 司令
 * Portuguese: comandante
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:


 * Bulgarian: капитан трети ранг


 * Finnish:


 * Bulgarian: началник
 * Dutch:, gezagvoerder
 * Estonian: ülem
 * Finnish: ,


 * Portuguese: comandante
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:

Etymology
From comander:, from  *commandare, from  commendare: (com-: + mandare:).

Verb

 * 1) to order tell someone to do something
 * 2) To order ask for a product

Derived terms

 * commandeur

Related terms

 * commande