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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The four-astronaut mission, financed by billionaire Jared Isaacman, who will serve as commander of the Crew Dragon Capsule named Resilience, will be very unlike his first Inspiration4 orbit of the Earth three years ago.
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
Admiral Karl Dönitz, the commander of the U-boat fleet seriously doubted the security of the M3 Enigma after several unexplained losses, and had the secret M4 model developed specifically for his fleet.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Medvedev was the first commander of the Wagner Group—a Russian paramilitary organization—to present as a defector to the West.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Military commanders have always tried to fool their opponents.
—Robert Hutton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2024
Admiral Karl Dönitz, the commander of the U-boat fleet seriously doubted the security of the M3 Enigma after several unexplained losses, and had the secret M4 model developed specifically for his fleet.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024
Medvedev was the first commander of the Wagner Group—a Russian paramilitary organization—to present as a defector to the West.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Military commanders have always tried to fool their opponents.
—Robert Hutton, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
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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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