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a sailor who climbed so high the sea answers to him
means the most senior commander of a navy or fleet, the officer who outranks all the ships beneath him
from From Arabic 'amir al-' meaning 'commander of the' — as in 'amir al-bahr,' 'commander of the sea.' Medieval Europe borrowed the title through Sicily and Spain, where Mediterranean trade and conquest mixed the languages freely. The stray 'd' crept in later, likely under the pull of Latin 'admirari' (to wonder at) — so by happy accident the word came to sound as if everyone gazes up at him.
- Arabic roots
- From amir al-bahr, commander of the sea
- Rare air
- Five-star fleet admiral is nearly never awarded
- Butterfly
- Red Admiral darts faster than most birds
- Flagship name
- Carries the admiral and his command flag
- Roman holdover
- Outranks captains, captains outrank everyone else aboard
nelson — british royal navy commander who won the battle of trafalgar in 1805
yamamoto isoroku — japanese imperial navy commander who planned the attack on pearl harbor in 1941
chester nimitz — u.s. navy admiral who commanded pacific fleet operations during world war ii