commando

nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//kəˈmɑːndəʊ//
United States//kəˈmændoʊ//

A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.

noun

1
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
The most important objective was at Batna itself, where a group of three commandos each comprising ten men was to attack Deleplanque's sub-prefecture […].
2
A commando trooper.
Ben Grant, 30, who spent more than five years as a commando in the Royal Marines, is part of group of seven ex-servicemen who arrived in Ukraine over the weekend to fight invading Russian forces.
3
historicalAn organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.

Etymology

From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.

Forms

plural: commandos, commandoes

commanding · Tending to give commands, authoritarian.commandment · A divinely ordained command, especially one of the Ten…Commandment · Any of the Ten Commandments.

commando · A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.

commence · To begin, start.commend · To congratulate or reward.comment · A spoken or written remark.

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