commodore

Definitions of commodore
  1. noun
    a general officer ranking below a major general
    synonyms: brigadegeneraal
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    type of:
    opperofficier
    officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel
  2. noun
    the naval officer in command of a military ship
    synonyms: kapitein, schipper
  3. noun
    a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
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