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commandernoun [ C ]

uk ​ /kəˈmɑːn.dər/ us ​ /kəˈmæn.dɚ/

C2 also Commander an officer who is in charge of a military operation, or an officer of a particular rank in many countries' naval forces:

Commander Phillips/James Phillips
[ as form of address ] Yes, Commander.

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(Definition of “commander” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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commandernoun [ C ]

us ​ /kəˈmæn·dər/

› a naval officer of middle rank, above lieutenant

(Definition of “commander” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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