Commodore
Pronunciation
Origin
Borrowing from nl kommandeur, from French commandeur, from Old French comandeor ("commander").
Full definition of commodore
Noun
commodore
(plural commodores)- (military, nautical) A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
- (nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
- (nautical) The president of a yacht club
- (US, military, nautical) A commodore admiral
- (US, military, nautical) A rear admiral (lower half)
Synonyms
- (non-flag naval rank) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain
- (nautical) senior captain, fleet captain, flag captain, shipmaster senior grade
- (flag naval rank) CDRE , COMO abbreviation
- (naval rank) Cmdre , Cmdre. abbreviation
Usage notes
The equivalent army rank is brigadier, senior colonel, brigadier general, or lowest ranking general officer grade.