English noun: commanding officer | |||
| 1. | commanding officer (person) an officer in command of a military unit | ||
| Synonyms | commandant, commander | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | military officer, officer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | commander in chief, generalissimo, SACEUR, SACLANT, Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, wing commander | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||