meaning of commander
1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
2. An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
3. The chief officer of a commandery.
4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
Related Words
commander | commanderies | commandership | commandery |
