Commando

//kəˈmændoʊ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory wordnet
  3. 3
    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."

  4. 4
    a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids wordnet
  5. 5
    An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops. historical

Etymology

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

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