In the Royal Navy in the time of Nelson, a commander was a person who was in charge of a ship, but had not officially attained the rank of captain (which brought with it a higher pay scale and so on). Sort of doing the job of a captain without the title.
Older British origin military term. The word Foot meant an Infantry unit (foot soldiers). A Captain of Foot would have been an Infantry Company Commander. In a like manner, Horse meant Cavalry (soldiers that fought while on horseback) A Captain of Horse would have been a Cavalry Troop Commander.
Captain, commander, director, boss, chief, executive, guide
It came from Latin. capitaneus - (in late latin) means military commander. the word caput means head. The first man who was called "captain" as a rank was French.
The captain of a ship.
No, the word commander is not an adverb.The word commander is in fact a noun.
The abbreviation for the word "commander" is "Cmdr."
In feudal Japan the Shogun was the military dictator of Japan. It means literally "commander of a force". It is equivalent to a Commander in Chief.
The Hindi word for commander is "कमांडर" (pronounced as "kamaandar"). Another term that can be used is "आधिकारिक" (pronounced as "aadhikaarik"), which translates to "official" or "authoritative." Depending on the context, "सैनिक अधिकारी" (pronounced as "sainik adhikari") can also mean military officer or commander.
One can abbreviate the word "commander" as "Cmdr."
By -capt-, do you mean head or leader or do you mean to recieve/take? Captain ? Capture?
Commander-in-chief is a single, compound word, not three separate words. Like all English nouns, it forms the possessive singular by adding -'s: Commander-in-chief's
My Grandpa is a Commander in the American Millitary.