commodore — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

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

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

3. The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.

4. The president of a yacht club.

5. A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.

6. A rear admiral (lower half).

   Gebrauch

   • US-amerikanischer Gebrauch

7. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.

Substantiv

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

   Oberbegriffe

   commissioned naval officer