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  • adjective Without a military commander.

Etymologies

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commander +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Other fresh regiments joined in the countercharge, commanderless groups of retreating men returned to their work, and there ensued a hand-to-hand contest of incredible fury.

    The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1 Ambrose Bierce 1878

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