Definitions

commander

[kuh-man-der, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn- /

NOUN

leader of military or other organization

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator captain chief commandant director head officer ruler

STRONG

boss co czar don exec guru kingfish kingpin mastermind skipper

WEAK

big cheese head honcho head person high priest/priestess higher up lead-off person point person top banana top brass top dog

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee worker

WEAK

follower

Example Sentences

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He was drawing himself along by plastic pull cords when they finally reached the door marked COMMANDER.

From Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

Below the kings, these remarks are in the air these days; I know it well as if I were hearing them: THE COMMANDER: "He was in my army."

From What Is Man? and Other Essays by Twain, Mark

COMMANDER, in the British navy, the title of the second grade of captains.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various

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