Com-mānd'er, n.
n. 1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.
Who sees an army all in rank advance, But deems a wise commander is in place, Which leadeth on that brave, victorious dance. Davies.
Sense 2. (Navy.) An officer who ranks next above a lieutenant. Totten.
Sense 3. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, &c.
Sense 4. (Surg.) An instrument of the nature of a box or cradle for fractured limbs;—called also glossocomon. [Obs.] Wiseman.
Synonyms—See CHIEF.