Synonyms for admiral
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ad-mer-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæd mər əl |
Top 10 synonyms for admiral Other synonyms for the word admiral
- admiral
- Admiral of the Fleet
- advisers
- chair
- chairperson
- chargé d'affaires
- command
- commander
- consulate
- directors
- embassy
- executives
- feds
- five-star admiral
- front office
- general
- governing body
- headquarters
- navarch
- officers
- officials
- powers
- President
- presidium
- stewards
- superintendents
- supervisors
- top brass
- upstairs
Définition of admiral
Origin :- c.1200, "Saracen commander," from Old French amirail (12c.) "Saracen military commander; any military commander," probably ultimately from Arabic title amir-ar-rahl "chief of the transport," officer in the Mediterranean fleet, from amir "leader;" influenced by Latin ad-mirabilis (see admire).
- Italian form almiraglio, Spanish almirante are from confusion with Arabic words in al-. Meaning "highest-ranking naval officer" is from early 15c. As a type of butterfly, from 1720, possibly a corruption of admirable.
- As in fleet admiral : noun highest us navy commander
- As in administration : noun human or group who manages effort of an organization
- The Admiral is coming, and some brother officers who would be pleased to know you.'
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- They said, the gentleman who presided, was a Sir Borlase Warren, the admiral on the station.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Among the officers who came and spoke to us, was an admiral, Sir Isaac Coffin.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Our own doctor being dead, that of the admiral's ship was sent for to visit the sick.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- These consisted of a family, of which the head was said to be, or to have been, an admiral in the Dutch navy.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Goodall backed me; I got him to write to the admiral; but it would not do.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- As soon as the action was discontinued, Nelson went on board the admiral's ship.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- The admiral, at the same time, made the signal for the van ships to join him.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- "I know no man I respect more than Mr. Maltravers," quoth the admiral.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- And the admiral eyed the handsome colonel with grim fondness.
- Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
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