Found 4 items, similar to Commander.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: commander
komandan
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: commander
amir, hulubalang, komandan, panglima
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: commander
commander
n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn:
commanding officer
,
commandant]
2: someone in an official position of authority who can command
or control others
3: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant
commander and below a captain
4: an officer in the airforce [syn:
air force officer]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Commander
Commander
\Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf.
Commodore,
Commender.]
1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the
chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
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A leader and commander to the people. --Is. lv. 4.
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2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, --
ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
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3. The chief officer of a commandery.
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4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail
lofts, etc.
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Commander in chief, the military title of the officer who
has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the
united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The
President is commander in chief of the army and navy of
the United States.
Syn: See
Chief.
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