admiral, definition
1 A naval officer of the highest rank; the commander of a country's naval forces. 2  A naval officer of high rank, immediately below Admiral of the Fleet; the commander of a fleet or squadron. ad′mi•ral•ship′, n. 1  Naval Termsthe commander in chief of a fleet. 2  Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of the highest rank. 3  Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral. [[RUBATO]]ˈadmiralˌship n.[* the supreme commander of a fleet or navy.* Also called: admiral of the fleet\, fleet admiral a naval officer of the highest rank\, equivalent to general of the army or field marshal.* a senior naval officer entitled to fly his own flag.* See also rear admiral\, vice admiral.*] 1 Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of the highest rank. 2  Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral. 90% of the time, speakers of English use just 7,500 words in speech and writing. These words appear in red, and are graded with stars. One-star words are frequent, two-star words are more frequent, and three-star words are the most frequent. [[RUBATO]]ˈadmiralˌship n.[* the supreme commander of a fleet or navy.* Also called: admiral of the fleet\, fleet admiral a naval officer of the highest rank\, equivalent to general of the army or field marshal.* a senior naval officer entitled to fly his own flag.*] One who holds the rank of admiral, Admiral of the Fleet, rear admiral, or vice admiral. 1  Any of various brightly colored nymphalid butterflies of the genera Limenitis and Vanessa, especially V. atalanta, having black wings with red bands. 2  Archaic The ship carrying an admiral; flagship. A must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language. The Macmillan Dictionary blog explores English as it is spoken around the world today. Definition and synonyms of admiral from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Publishers Limited. 1 Naval Termsthe commander in chief of a fleet. 2  Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of the highest rank. 3  Naval Terms, Militarya naval officer of a high rank: the grades in the U.S. Navy are fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, and rear admiral. 1 an officer of the highest rank, ranking just above a vice admiral and having the insignia of four stars. 2  generally, any of the officers ranking above a captain, with admiral as part of the title of their rank. 3  Archaic a vessel carrying the admiral; flagship.
In Naval Terms he is the commander in chief of a fleet.