commander
noun
[ kəˈmɑːndə ]
• a person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.
• "the commander of a paratroop regiment"
Similar:
leader,
head,
headman,
boss,
chief,
director,
manager,
overseer,
controller,
master,
commander-in-chief,
C.-in-C.,
commanding officer,
CO,
officer,
captain,
boss man,
skipper,
number one,
top dog,
kingpin,
bigwig,
Mr Big,
big cheese,
gaffer,
guv'nor,
numero uno,
sachem,
big white chief,
big wheel,
head honcho,
honcho,
big kahuna,
high muckamuck,
• a member of a higher class in some orders of knighthood.
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French comandeor, from late Latin commandare (see command).
