commander

a person who is in charge of a group or organization, especially the military

comandante, jefe, líder

• the commander of something

Collocations commander in chief · military commander

• He was the commander of the army.

  Él era el comandante del ejército.

a person who is in charge of a ship or boat, especially in the navy

capitán de navío, comandante naval

• the commander of a ship

Collocations naval commander · ship's commander

• The naval commander gave orders to the crew.

  El comandante naval dio órdenes al personal.

a person who is in charge of a sports team, especially during a game or match

entrenador, capitán (de equipo)

• the commander of a team

Collocations team commander · sports commander

• The sports commander made strategic decisions during the game.

  El capitán del equipo tomó decisiones estratégicas durante el partido.