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commanderless

commanderless adjective: without a military commander.

Adjective

commanderless (not comparable)

  1. Without a military commander.

Origin of commanderless

From commander + -less.

Questions about commanderless

What does commanderless mean?
Commanderless means without a military commander.
What part of speech is commanderless?
Commanderless is an adjective.

Words near commanderless in the dictionary

  1. commander-in-chief
  2. commander-in-chiefship
  3. commanderess
  4. commanderesses
  5. commanderies
  6. commanderless
  7. commanderlike
  8. commanderly
  9. commanders
  10. commanders in chief
  11. commanders-in-chief

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