Definitions for Commodore
ˈkɒm əˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊrcom·modor·e

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commodorenoun

   a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commodorenoun

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

2. commodorenoun

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

3. commodorenoun

   The president of a yacht club

4. commodorenoun

   A commodore admiral

5. commodorenoun

   A rear admiral (lower half)

6. Etymology: From kommandeur, from commandeur, from comandeor "commander".

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commodorenoun

   The captain who commands a squadron of ships.

   Etymology: probably corrupted from the Spanish comendador.

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1. commodore

   A commodore is a naval rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6. In non-military terms, commodore can also refer to the leader of a yacht club or boating association.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commodorenoun

   an officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army

2. Commodorenoun

   a captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral

3. Commodorenoun

   a title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club

4. Commodorenoun

   a familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet

5. Etymology: [Prob. a corruption of commander, or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL. commendare to command. Cf. Commend, Command, Commander.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commodore

   Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent, although the latter may also correspond to rear admiral. Traditionally, "commodore" is the title for any officer assigned to command more than one ship at a time, even temporarily, much as "captain" is the traditional title for the commanding officer of a single ship even if the officer's official title in the service is a lower rank. As an official rank, a commodore typically commands a flotilla or squadron of ships as part of a larger task force or naval fleet commanded by an admiral. It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but whether it is regarded as a flag rank varies between countries. It is sometimes abbreviated as Cdre, CDRE or COMO.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Commodore

   kom′o-dōr, n. in the royal navy, a rank intermediate between an admiral and a captain: the leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen: the president of a yacht-club, also his vessel at a regatta. [Perh. from Dut. kommandeur.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. commodore

   A senior officer in command of a detached squadron. A captain finding five or six ships assembled, was formerly permitted to hoist his pennant, and command as commodore; and a necessity arising for holding a court-martial, he ordered the said court to assemble. Again, where an admiral dies in command, the senior captain hoists a first-class broad pennant, and appoints a captain, secretary, and flag-lieutenant, fulfils the duties of a rear-admiral, and wears the uniform. Commodores of the second class have no captain or pennant-lieutenant. A commodore rates with brigadier-generals, according to dates of commission (being of full colonel's rank). He is next in command to a rear-admiral, but cannot hoist his broad pennant in the presence of an admiral, or superior captain, without permission. The broad pennant is a swallow-tailed tapered burgee. The second-class commodore is to hoist his broad pennant, white at the fore. It is a title given by courtesy to the senior captain, where three or more ships of war are cruising in company. It was also imported into the East India Company's vessels, the senior being so termed, inter se. It moreover denotes the convoy ship, which carries a light in her top. The epithet is corrupted from the Spanish comendador.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. COMMODORE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Commodore is ranked #25403 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Commodore surname appeared 974 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Commodore.
   
   75.7% or 738 total occurrences were Black.
   14.8% or 145 total occurrences were White.
   5.2% or 51 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.4% or 24 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 8 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.8% or 8 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Commissioned Naval Officer
   • Military

How to pronounce Commodore?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Commodore in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Commodore in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Commodore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Commodore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Commodore
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Commodore
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Commodore
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Commodore
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Commodore
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Commodore
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html