commodore

Meanings

Plural: commodores

Noun

a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
The president of a yacht club.
A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
A rear admiral (lower half).
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur. See command, compare commend (a doublet), and mandate.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 16

commodore is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
commodore is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commodore is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

commodore is a valid Words With Friends word