noun, masculine/feminine/kɔ.mɔ.dɔʁ/plural: commodores
commodore, a naval military rank between captain (capitaine de vaisseau or capitaine de croiseur) and rear admiral (contre-amiral)
Synonyms: cmdre
Borrowed from Dutch kommandeur, from Middle French commandeur; from Latin commendare, from com- + mandare, from mandō (“to order, command”).