commodore

noun

com·mo·dore ˈkä-mə-ˌdȯr

: a captain in the navy in command of a squadron

: a commissioned officer in the navy formerly ranking above captain and below rear admiral and having an insignia of one star

: the ranking officer commanding a body of merchant ships

: the chief officer of a yacht club or boating association

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At the Commodore Club, with its windows over the ship’s bow, the cocktails are named for past Cunard commodores. —

Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2024 Chidester had been an officer of the boat club, acting as a commodore for the group. —

Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024 And in early December, Capt. James Harney was relieved as commodore of Amphibious Squadron 5, which is based in San Diego. —

Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023 As commodore, Hoard gets to share the Queen Mary with visitors, taking them on tours and regaling them with stories of her past, present and future. —

Catherine Garcia, The Week, 3 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for commodore