commodore
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Dutch kommandeur, from French commandeur, from Old French comandeor "commander".
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
commodore (plural commodores)
- (military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
- (nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
- (nautical) The president of a yacht club
- (US, military, nautical) A commodore admiral
- (US, military, nautical) A rear admiral (lower half)
Synonyms [edit]
- (non-flag naval rank): senior captain , fleet captain
- (flag naval rank): CDRE , COMO (abbreviation)
- (naval rank): Cmdre , Cmdre. (abbreviation)
Usage notes [edit]
The equivalent army rank is brigadier, senior colonel, brigadier general, or lowest ranking general officer grade.
Coordinate terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
A naval officer
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A commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /kɔ.mɔ.dɔʁ/
Noun [edit]
commodore m and f (plural commodores)
- (military, nautical) commodore, a naval military rank between captain (capitaine de vaisseau or capitaine de croiseur) and rear admiral (contre-amiral)