commanders
kuh-MAN-durz/kəˈmændɚz/UKkuh-MAHN-duhz/kəˈmɑːndəz/
- 1Plural of commander.
Senior commanders gathered at headquarters to review the operation.
The fleet's commanders disagreed sharply over the timing of the assault.
Note
A regular plural that carries every meaning of the singular, not only the military one. In a naval list, commanders rank above lieutenant commanders and below captains, and in a compound rank the -s goes on the final word. In paving or a sail loft, commanders are something else entirely: heavy wooden mallets, or beetles. Only context tells the officers from the tools.
commanders is a form of commander
commander, noun: A person who controls and directs a military or naval organization. Full entry
- Forms
- commandercommanders plural
- Spelling
- commander → commanders: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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