Antonyms for commander


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-man-der, -mahn-
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmæn dər, -ˈmɑn-


Definition of commander

Origin :
  • early 14c., comandur, from Old French comandeor, from comander (see command (v.)). Commander in chief attested from 1650s.
  • noun leader of military or other organization
Example sentences :
  • Six months more passed, and still no tidings of the ship or its commander.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • He looked more like a clerk from a grocery store than the commander of an army.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Yates bade good-by to the commander, and walked with his friend out of the camp.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • He was in the fight, and boarded with Decatur, but did not save his commander's life.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • The commander still sat on his saddle under the beech-tree where I had left him.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • The commander of one of the French divisions acted like a generous enemy.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • This letter was written in terms of great asperity to the Danish commander.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • Nelson soon assured the Austrian commander that this was not the object of his memorial.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
  • Commander Jowclas blew his brains out after losing heavily at play.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • The commander did what he could to bring me to a rational state of mind.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for commander

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