Admiral vs. Commodore
Difference Between Admiral and Commodore
Admiralnoun
A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces.
Commodorenoun
A naval officer holding a rank between captain and rear admiral.
Admiralnoun
A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) A (temporary) commander over a collection of ships who is not an admiral.
Admiralnoun
A flag officer in the United States Navy or Coast Guard of a grade superior to vice admiral and junior to admiral of the fleet (when that grade is used). An admiral is equal in grade or rank to a four-star general.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) The leading ship in a fleet of merchantmen.
Admiralnoun
The ship which carries the admiral, the flagship; also, the most considerable ship of a fleet.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) The president of a yacht club.
Admiralnoun
(obsolete) A prince or Saracen leader under the Sultan.
Commodorenoun
(nautical) A yacht-club president's vessel in a regatta.
Admiralnoun
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Vanessa, especially a red admiral or white admiral.
Commodorenoun
A commodore admiral.
Admiralnoun
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
Commodorenoun
A rear admiral (lower half).
Admiralnoun
any of several brightly colored butterflies
Commodorenoun
(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Asian genus Parasarpa.
Commodorenoun
a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral
