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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Commander \Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf {Commodore}, {Commender}.] 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it A leader and commander to the people. --Is. lv 4. 2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army. 3. The chief officer of a commandery. 4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc {Commander in chief}, the military title of the officer who has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The President is commander in chief of the army and navy of the United States. Syn: See {Chief}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: commander n 1: an officer in command of a military unit [syn: {commanding officer}, {commandant}] 2: someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others 3: a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain 4: an officer in the airforce [syn: {air force officer}]
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