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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-man-der, -mahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- |
Definition of commander
Origin :- early 14c., comandur, from Old French comandeor, from comander (see command (v.)). Commander in chief attested from 1650s.
- noun leader of military or other organization
- Six months more passed, and still no tidings of the ship or its commander.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- He looked more like a clerk from a grocery store than the commander of an army.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Yates bade good-by to the commander, and walked with his friend out of the camp.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- He was in the fight, and boarded with Decatur, but did not save his commander's life.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- The commander still sat on his saddle under the beech-tree where I had left him.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
- The commander of one of the French divisions acted like a generous enemy.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- This letter was written in terms of great asperity to the Danish commander.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- Nelson soon assured the Austrian commander that this was not the object of his memorial.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- Commander Jowclas blew his brains out after losing heavily at play.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
- The commander did what he could to bring me to a rational state of mind.
- Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
Synonyms for commander
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