The word "commander" is on the hearing of the Russian people. Although its foreign origin is palpable in the very structure of the word. The first thing that comes to mind with this word is some kind of military rank. Below we will consider the history of the origin of the term. Let's look at the lexical meanings of the word. Let's find synonyms for it. And at the end we will give examples of its use in context.
Etymology of the word "commander"
The studied word is perceived by ear as non-Russian. And indeed it is. The term "commander" came to Russian along with the renewal of our army under Peter the Great. This word is of Italian origin - commodoro. It is translated as "the one who is close to the team, together with the team, managing the team." Or from the French commandeur.
In English there is a word commander, which means "commander, chief, captain." And no connection was found with Latin.
This word in foreign languages denotes a military rank, whichstands above others. In other words, this is the one who commands, or the commander. This word came to us from the Western language family.
Now it is necessary to consider the lexical meanings of this term.
Synonyms for the word "commander". The meaning of the concept
According to the dictionaries of S. I. Ozhegov, D. N. Ushakov, T. F. Efremova, the term has several meanings:
- A person who had one of the highest ranks in knightly orders.
- Military rank in the Navy before. Went before the rank of admiral.
- In sports, the person who leads the team.
- That was the name of the head of the yacht club.
- High rank in Masonic lodges.
- Head of Aviation.
- Accompanying sports runs and excursions.
- In some Western countries, this is the head of several courts.
In the 18th century in the Russian Empire, this term denoted a rank in the fleet, which was between the captain of the first rank and the rear admiral of the fourth degree.
There are several synonyms, commander is:
- boss;
- main;
- leader;
- steward;
- organizer.
Besides, there are such interesting meanings of this word as beet variety. Or the commander is also a breed of Hungarian shepherd dogs, very ancient, having a white color and similar to European shepherd dogs.
Examples of using the word in context
The term has many meanings, so there are examples of usagethere will be several of them in speech.
- British Knight Commander George Smith was a true hero.
- I noticed something shiny on the chest of the commander of the Italian flotilla, it must have been a reward.
- He acted cocky, like he was a military commander and not the leader of our bike ride.
- Tonight was special. He was to be consecrated to the degree of commander. He is no longer just a Freemason.
- When the commander rose to the sky, he seemed to grow wings.
- My husband today gave me a Commander puppy, this is a shepherd dog.
- Grandmother loved to plant beets of the "commander" variety.
Thus, we found out that the term has many meanings, but they are all based on command, control, leadership. The commander is a person who commands a group or detachment of people, air and water vessels. In addition, it is also a breed of dog that is distinguished by a team spirit. The meaning of the word "commander" in general is associated with a military rank at sea.
