Commando Definition

kə-măndō
commandoes, commandos
noun
commandoes, commandos
A small raiding force trained to operate inside territory held by the enemy.
Webster's New World
In South Africa, a force of Boer troops.
Webster's New World
A raid or expedition made by such troops.
Webster's New World
A member of such a group.
Webster's New World

A commando trooper.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
go commando
  • To wear clothing without wearing undergarments, especially underpants.
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Other Word Forms of Commando

Noun

Singular:
commando
Plural:
commandoes, commandos

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Origin of Commando

  • Afrikaans kommando from Dutch commando unit of troops from Spanish comando from comandar to command from Late Latin commandāre command

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare, from com- + mandare.

    From Wiktionary

Commando Sentence Examples

  • There was little fighting, but the commando carried off between two and three hundred native women and children - some of whom were redeemed by their friends, and some escaped, while many of the children were apprenticed to farmers.

  • During the year a Boer commando under Paul Kruger and an army under Cetywayo were posted along the Utrecht border.

  • Viljoen's commando, with which Pretorius was in sympathy, was known as the Volksleger, or Army of the People.

  • A commando was called out, which the president himself led.

  • Each field-cornet, who, with the commandant, was a paid official of the state, was responsible for the arms, equipment and attendance of his commando.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOM

Words Ending With

ODONDO

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Words Starting With C and Ending With O

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