com·mand·er

com·mand·er
/kəˈmændɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count]
1 : a person who is in charge of a group of people

the platoon/battalion commander

the city's police commander

— often used as a title

Commander John/Jane Smith

2 : an officer of high rank in the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Coast Guard, or the British Royal Navy

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