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subcommander

subcommander noun: a commander who is subordinate in rank.

Noun

subcommander (plural subcommanders)

  1. A commander who is subordinate in rank.
    • Still other officials say the mayhem may be partly a result of a vicious rivalry between two Qaeda subcommanders in Mali, Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, a clash that underscores the kind of autonomous jihad cells that counterterrorism officials say are particularly hard to combat.2009 July 10, Eric Schmitt, “Qaeda Branch Steps Up Raids in North Africa”, in New York Times

Forms of subcommander

pluralsubcommanders

Origin of subcommander

From sub- + commander.

Questions about subcommander

What does subcommander mean?
Subcommander means a commander who is subordinate in rank.
What part of speech is subcommander?
Subcommander is a noun.
What is the plural of subcommander?
The plural of subcommander is subcommanders.

Words near subcommander in the dictionary

  1. subcombinations
  2. subcombing
  3. subcombs
  4. Subcomm.
  5. subcommand
  6. subcommander
  7. subcommanders
  8. subcommands
  9. subcomment
  10. subcommentaries
  11. subcommentary

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