noun · rare

commando

commando · commandos · commandoes

Kommando, Kommandosoldat

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

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UK/kəˈmɑːndəʊ/US/kəˈmændoʊ/

» Tom is going commando today.

Tom trägt heute nichts drunter.

Meaning

3 senses

A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
Kommando
an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
A commando trooper.
Kommandosoldat
(historical)An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.

Examples

5 sentences

Tom is going commando today.
deTom trägt heute nichts drunter.
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It's called commando when you don't wear underwear beneath your pants.
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Tom's going commando today.
deTom trägt heute nichts drunter.
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The commando closed in on Ivan.
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Commandos from the Royal Navy Special Boat Service were lowered from helicopters onto the ship.
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Translations

5 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

small fighting force:

commando trooper:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: commandos / commandoes

Singular	commando
Plural	commandos / commandoes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms

commandoman

Close in meaning

a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids:ranger