Commander

//kəˈmændɚ//

Synonyms for "commander" (122 found)

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Noun(1 words)
air force officer

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Related words (61)

Noun(1 words)
sachem

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Translations

188 translations across 68 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • kommandeur noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)

Albanian

1 entries
  • komandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • κοίρανος noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Arabic

4 entries
  • آمِر noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • قَائِد noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • قُمَنْدَان noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • مُقَدَّم noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Armenian

1 entries
  • հրամանատար noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • komandan noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • komandir noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • ваенача́льнік noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • кама́ндэр noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • кама́ндэр noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • камандзі́р noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Bulgarian

3 entries
  • капита́н тре́ти ранг noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • команди́р noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • нача́лник noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Catalan

1 entries
  • comandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 司令 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • 司令官 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • 指揮官 /指挥官 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Czech

4 entries
  • fregatní kapitán noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • komandér noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • velitel noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • velitel noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Danish

4 entries
  • befalingsmand noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • kaptajnløjtnant noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • kommandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • kommandør noun (commander in an honorary order)

Dutch

4 entries
  • aanvoerder noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • bevelhebber noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • commandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • commandeur noun (commander in an honorary order)

Estonian

2 entries
  • ülem noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • ülem noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Finnish

4 entries
  • johtaja noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • komentaja noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • komentaja noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • komentajakapteeni noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)

French

4 entries
  • capitaine de frégate noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • commandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • commandante noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • commandeur noun (commander in an honorary order)

Georgian

2 entries
  • ზორვარი noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • მეთაური noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

German

4 entries
  • Befehlshaber noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • Kommandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • Kommandeur noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • Kommandör noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Greek

3 entries
  • αντιπλοίαρχος noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • αρχηγός noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • διοικητής noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • מְפַקֵּד noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • מְפַקֶּדֶת noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Hindi

4 entries
  • कमांडर noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • कमान अफसर noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • सरदार noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • सलार noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • parancsnok noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • komandan noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • komandan noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • mayor noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • panglima noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Ingrian

2 entries
  • komandira noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • komandira noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Irish

2 entries
  • ceannasaí noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • ceannasaí noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)

Italian

1 entries
  • comandante noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 司令 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • 司令官 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • 指揮官 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • командир noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • кәмәндір noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Korean

3 entries
  • 사령 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • 사령관 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • 지휘관 noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Kyrgyz

3 entries
  • командир noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • сардар noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • саркер noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Latin

3 entries
  • ductor noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • imperātor noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • praepositus noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Latvian

1 entries
  • komandieris noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • vadas noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • запо́ведник noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • команда́нт noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • команди́р noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • нара́чател noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Malay

1 entries
  • komander noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Manx

1 entries
  • anneyder noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Marathi

3 entries
  • कमांडर noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • कमांडर noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • कमांडर noun (commander in an honorary order)

Middle English

3 entries
  • capitain noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • comaundour noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • governour noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Mongolian

4 entries
  • дарга noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • дарга noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • жанжин noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • командлагч noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Māori

3 entries
  • kaiwhakahau noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • toihau noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • toihau noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Navajo

1 entries
  • hashkééjí naatʼááh noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries
  • befalingsmand noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • kommandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • kommandør noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • kommandør noun (commander in an honorary order)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • kommandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • kommandør noun (commander in an honorary order)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • قوماندان noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Persian

2 entries
  • امیر noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • فرمانده noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Polish

1 entries
  • dowódca noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • capitão de fragata noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • comandante noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • comandante noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Punjabi

1 entries
  • ਕੁਮੇਦਾਨ noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Romanian

1 entries
  • comandor noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Russian

4 entries
  • военача́льник noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • капита́н тре́тьего ра́нга noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • команди́р noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • команди́р noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • अधिप noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries
  • ceannard noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • ceannard noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • komàndant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • komàndant noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • zapovjèdnīk noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • zapovèdnīk noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Sicilian

4 entries
  • capitanu noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • capitanu noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • capu noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)
  • capurali noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Slovak

1 entries
  • veliteľ noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Slovene

3 entries
  • komandant noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • komandant noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • poveljnik noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Spanish

2 entries
  • comandante noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • comandante noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Swahili

1 entries
  • kamanda noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Swedish

1 entries
  • befälhavare noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Tajik

2 entries
  • амир noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • фармондеҳ noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Tocharian B

1 entries
  • tāś noun (one who exercises control and direction over a group of persons)

Turkish

2 entries
  • komutan noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • kumandan noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • komandir noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • воєнача́льник noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • кома́ндер noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • кома́ндер noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • кома́ндувач noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • قوماندان noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • كوماندىر noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • II rang kapitani noun (a naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain)
  • komandir noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • qoʻmondon noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • người chỉ huy noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)
  • tư lệnh noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Yiddish

1 entries
  • קאָמאַנדיר noun (one who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization)

Sample sentences

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The launch, which had been scheduled for this morning, was postponed because of the illness of shuttle Commander John Creighton.

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The commander gave orders that his men fire at once.

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The commander exposed his men to gunfire.

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The commander was roaring at his soldiers.

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