commando

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/kəˈmɑːndəʊ/ (UK)

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/kəˈmɑːndəʊ/ (UK) · /kəˈmændoʊ/ (US)

Definition of commando

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

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 […].”

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noun

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 […].”
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.”
(historical)An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.

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

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