commander Englisch Deutsch:
commander Definition:
- Commander is a common naval and air force officer rank. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organisations, including several police forces. The literal meaning is he who commands, parallel to Commandant. In most senses, the German equivalent is Kommandeur.
| Commander (n.) A chief |
| Commander (n.) An officer who ranks next below a captain, -- ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army. |
| Commander (n.) The chief officer of a commandery. |
| Commander (n.) A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc. |
| Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic / SACLANT commanding officer of ACLANT, a general of the United States Army nominated by the President of the United States and approved by the North Atlantic Council |
| Supreme Allied Commander Europe / SACEUR commanding officer of ACE, NATO's senior military commander in Europe |
| air force officer / commander an officer in the airforce |
| commander someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others |
| commander a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a lieutenant commander and below a captain |
| commander in chief / generalissimo the officer who holds the supreme command, "in the U.S. the president is the commander in chief" |
| commanding officer / commandant / commander an officer in command of a military unit |
| lieutenant commander a commissioned officer in the Navy ranking above a lieutenant and below a commander |
| naval commander naval officer in command of a fleet of warships |
| wing commander (RAF rank) one who is next below a group captain |
commander Synonyme:
| commander A per se ADC CO OD ace admiral aide aide-de-camp boatswain boss brigadier brigadier general captain castellan champion chatelain chatelaine chicken colonel chief chief engineer chief mate chief of staff chief petty officer colonel commandant commander in chief commanding officer commissioned officer commodore company officer dean deck officer director ensign exec executive executive officer field marshal field officer first lieutenant five-star general fleet admiral four-star general fugleman general general officer generalissimo genius governor head higher-up intendant jemadar junior officer laureate leader lieutenant lieutenant colonel lieutenant commander lieutenant general lieutenant junior grade major major general manager marechal marshal master mate naval officer navarch navigating officer navigator nonpareil officer one-star general orderly officer paragon patron petty officer pipes principal prodigy quartermaster rear admiral risaldar ruler sailing master second mate senior senior officer shavetail shipmaster sirdar skipper staff officer star subahdar subaltern sublieutenant superior superman superstar the Old Man the brass the greatest the most three-star general top brass top dog two-star general vice admiral virtuoso warrant officer watch officer |