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commodore

/ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.37 in modern English

Syllables
com-modore
IPA
/ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.

noun

A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.

noun

The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.

noun

The president of a yacht club.

noun

A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.

noun

Ellipsis of commodore admiral.

noun

A rear admiral (lower half).

American usage

noun

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tder. Proto-Italic *-ðō Proto-Italic *manuðō Latin mandō Latin commendō ▲ Latin mandōinflu. Latin commandāre Old French comander Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eor Old French comandeor Middle French commandeur French commandeurbor. Dutch kommandeurbor. English commodore Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: kommandeur, commandeur

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/
  • British English: /ˈkɒm.ə.dɔː/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

commodores (plural)

Derived Forms

Commie commodora Commodorian

Phrases

air commodore commodore admiral brigadier general senior colonel

Frequently Paired Words

brigadier general senior colonel brigadier fleet captain senior captain

Synonyms

senior captain fleet captain flag captain shipmaster senior grade CDRE COMO Cmdre Cmdre.

Questions

How do you pronounce commodore?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑ.mə.dɔɹ/.
What does commodore mean?
A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
Where does commodore come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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