First Known Use: 1695
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commodore
noun com·mo·dore \ˈkä-mə-ˌdȯr\
: a high-ranking officer in the navy
: the person who is in charge of a yachting or boating club
Full Definition of COMMODORE
1
a : a captain in the navy in command of a squadron b : a commissioned officer in the navy formerly ranking above captain and below rear admiral and having an insignia of one star
2
: the ranking officer commanding a body of merchant ships
3
: the chief officer of a yacht club or boating association
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Origin of COMMODORE
probably modification of Dutch commandeur commander, from French, from Old French comandeor, from comander to command
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COMMODORE Defined for Kids
commodore
noun com·mo·dore \ˈkä-mə-ˌdȯr\
Definition of COMMODORE for Kids
: an officer of high rank in the navy
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