commodore

ˈkɒmədɔːr

Definition

Definition of commodore - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nautical

TECH.

president of a yacht club

TECH.

The commodore welcomed new members to the club.

chief

head

leader

naval rank

Dated

naval officer between captain and rear admiral

Dated

The commodore led the fleet into the harbor.

naval officer

squadron leader

insects

TECH.

any butterfly of the genus Parasarpa

TECH.

The commodore fluttered gracefully in the garden.

butterfly

insect

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any butterfly of the genus Parasarpa

Expressions with commodore

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air commodore

military rank between group captain and air vice-marshal in the air force

He was promoted to air commodore last year.

Origin of commodore

French, commandeur (commander)

Terms with commodore included in their meaning

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captain

navy

naval officer between commander and commodore

rear admiral

naval rank

naval officer ranking above a commodore and below a vice admiral

air vice-marshal

military

rank in the Royal Air Force between air commodore and air marshal

C64

abbr.

abr: Commodore 64

old home computer used for games and programs

CBM

acr.

acr: Commodore Business Machines

company that made computers and games

CDRE

abbr.

abr: commodore

navy officer rank above captain and below rear admiral

Cmdr.

abbr.

abr: commodore

naval officer rank above captain and below rear admiral

group captain

military

senior RAF officer rank between wing commander and air commodore

Examples of commodore in a sentence

As commodore, he organized the summer sailing events.
The commodore was promoted after years of service.
During the ceremony, the commodore received a medal.
A commodore landed on the windowsill, basking in the sun.
We spotted a rare commodore during our hike.

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French:commodore, contre-amiral, ...
German:Kommodore, ...
Italian:commodoro, grado di commodoro, ...
Spanish:comodoro, mariposa Parasarpa, ...
Portuguese:comodoro, commodore, ...
Chinese:会长, 准将, ...
Japanese:コモドール, 准将, ...
Arabic:رئيس النادي البحري, عَمِيد بَحْرِي, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמוֹדוֹר, פַּרְפַּר מֵהַסּוּג פְּרָסָארְפָּה, ...
Russian:коммодор, бабочка, ...
Ukrainian:комодор, ...
Hindi:कमान्डर, कमोडोर, ...
Bengali:কমোডর, ...
Catalan:comodoro, papallona Parasarpa, ...
Czech:komodor, Parasarpa, ...
Danish:kommodore, flådeofficer, ...
Dutch:commodore, commandeur, ...
Greek:πρόεδρος, κομοδόρος, ...
Hungarian:jachtklub elnöke, haditengerészeti sorhajókapitány, ...
Khmer:ប្រធានក្លឹបកប៉ាល់កម្សាន្ត, ឧត្តមនាវីបញ្ជាការ, ...
Korean:코모도어, 준장, ...
Persian:رئیس باشگاه, فرمانده, ...
Polish:komandor, komodor, ...
Portuguese (BR):comodoro, oficial naval, ...
Romanian:comodor, comandor, ...
Swedish:kommodor, kommendör, ...
Thai:ประธานชมรมเรือยอชท์, พลเรือตรี, ...
Turkish:komodor, Parasarpa kelebeği, ...
Vietnamese:chủ tịch câu lạc bộ, chuẩn đô đốc, ...

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Definition of commodore - Reverso English Dictionary

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