commander

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English comaundour, commaunder, comaunder, borrowed from Old French comandeor, cumandeur, from comander. By surface analysis, command +‎ -er. See command. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /kəˈmændɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kəˈmɑːndə/ (Northern England) IPA(key): /kəˈmandə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /kəˈmandəɾ/ (Wales) IPA(key): /kəˈmandə/, /kəˈmaːndə/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /kəˈmæːndə/ (South Australia, New Zealand) IPA(key): /kəˈmɐːndə/ Rhymes: (trap-bath split) -ɑːnd, (without the trap-bath split) -ænd Hyphenation: com‧mand === Noun === commander (plural commanders) One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. A naval officer whose rank is above that of a lieutenant commander and below that of captain. One who exercises control and direction over a group of persons. A designation or rank in certain non-military organizations such as NASA and various police forces. (obsolete) The chief officer of a commandry. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc. A rank within an honorary order: e.g. Commander of the Legion of Honour. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Moduza. (Singapore, military) A soldier who has attained the rank of sergeant or higher ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== commandery ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French commander. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ.mɑ̃.de/ Homophones: commandai, commandé, commandée, commandées, commandés, commandez === Verb === commander to order (tell someone to do something) to order (ask for a product) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== commandeur commandement ==== Related terms ==== commande ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: kòmande → Northern Kurdish: komandar → Portuguese: comandar → Romanian: comanda === Further reading === “commander”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French comander. === Verb === commander to command to recommend ==== Conjugation ==== Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive. ==== Descendants ==== French: commanderHaitian Creole: kòmande→ Northern Kurdish: komandar→ Portuguese: comandar→ Romanian: comanda