Home › Words › S › subcommandersubcommandersubcommander means A commander who is subordinate in rank.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, subcommander ranks #11,206 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom sub- + commander.nounA commander who is subordinate in rank.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.subcommissary 67% match — A lesser or subsidiary commissary. vs subcommander →subofficer 66% match — A subordinate officer; or someone of rank below officer vs subcommander →subcommissioner 64% match — A lesser or subsidiary commissioner. vs subcommander →commandee 63% match — One who is commanded by another. vs subcommander →archcommander 62% match — The supreme commander; a commander-in-chief. vs subcommander →commander 61% match — One who exercises control and direction of a military or naval organization. vs subcommander →commanderess 61% match — A female commander. vs subcommander →comandante 61% match — commandant vs subcommander →