commodore

noun8

1. •
   A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
2. •
   (US) A rear admiral (lower half).
3. •
   Ellipsis of commodore admiral.
4. •
   The president of a yacht club.
5. •
   A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
6. •
   The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
7. •
   A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
8. •
   Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.