commander
noun
com·mand·er
kə-ˈman-dər 
1
: one in an official position of command or control: such as
b
: the presiding officer of a society or organization
2
: a commissioned officer in the navy or coast guard ranking above a lieutenant commander and below a captain
Examples of commander in a Sentence
a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired
the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise
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Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
The artworks were found in chambers used by the commander of the Roman troops, and researchers have created a digital reconstruction of what the structure may have looked like in its heyday.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Buckland is a former commander of the Gilbert Police Department and retired from the town in 2016.
—Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claims to have killed another Hezbollah commander who was responsible for recent attacks in Northern Israel.
—Scott McDonald, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for commander
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commander
noun
com·mand·er
kə-ˈman-dər
1
: one in official command especially of a military force or base
2
: a naval commissioned officer with a rank just below that of captain
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