name, noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
2. 2
   a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral wordnet
3. 3
   A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
4. 4
   The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
5. 5
   The president of a yacht club.

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6. 6
   A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
7. 7
   Ellipsis of commodore admiral. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
8. 8
   A rear admiral (lower half). US
9. 9
   Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

flag captainfleet captainsenior captainbrigadiercaptaincdre

Example

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"The Texas Instruments TI-99/4A mainly competed with the Commodore VIC-20."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.

Related phrases

air commodorecommodore admiralcommodore admiralrear admiralrear admiral lower half

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