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Comdr.

Comdr. is the abbreviation of commander.

Meaning of commander

Noun

commander (plural commanders)

  1. One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization.
    • I think if post commanders of the unchaplained posts could employ acceptable clergymen […] then the needs might be met.1883, United States. War Department, Annual Reports of the War Department, volume 1, page 128
  2. A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain.
    • Shepard: I don't take orders from you anymore, remember?
      Anderson: Consider yourself reinstated... Commander.2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Earth
  3. One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons.
  4. A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces.
  5. (obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry.
  6. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.

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Questions about Comdr.

What is Comdr. the abbreviation of?
Comdr. is the abbreviation of commander.

Words near Comdr. in the dictionary

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  2. comdag
  3. comdags
  4. comdg
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  6. Comdr.
  7. comdrs
  8. comds
  9. comdt
  10. comdts
  11. come

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