English Explanatory Dictionary

commodore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
  2. A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
  3. The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
  4. The president of a yacht club.
  5. A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
  6. Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
  7. A rear admiral (lower half).
  8. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/ /ˈkɒm.ə.dɔː/ En-us-commodore.ogg

Word forms

commodore commodores

Etymology

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

Synonyms

senior captain fleet captain flag captain shipmaster senior grade CDRE COMO Cmdre Cmdre.

Related words

brigadier general senior colonel

Derived words

air commodore Commie commodora commodore admiral Commodorian
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