commando
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commando
- /kəˈmɑːndəʊ/ UK
- /kəˈmændoʊ/ Canada, US
- [kəˈmɛəndoʊ] Canada, US
Rhymes with -ɑːndəʊ, -ændəʊ
Where it comes from
From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.
noun commandos · commandoes
- 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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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.
Similar: commandoman
- An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: ranger, guerrilla, squad, command, raider, script, blitz, suicide, assault, sacrificial, martyrdom, surprise, fedayee, cat, commands, fedayeen
Translations
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noun small fighting force
| Español | comando, escuadrón tipo comando |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 特戦隊 tokusentai |
| 中文 | 特种兵 tèzhǒngbīng |
| Français | commando |
| Deutsch | Kommando |
| Ελληνικά | δύναμη καταδρομών dýnami katadromón |
noun commando trooper
| Español | tropa tipo comando |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 特种兵 tèzhǒngbīng |
| Deutsch | Kommandosoldat |
| Ελληνικά | κομάντο kománto, καταδρομέας katadroméas |
Talk about this word "commando." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/commando. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. commando. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/commando "commando." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/commando.Cite this
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title = {commando},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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