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Commander
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
(2):
(n.) An officer who ranks next below a captain, - ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.
(3):
(n.) The chief officer of a commandery.
(4):
(n.) A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Commander'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/commander.html. 1828.