Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1700-1800
Language: Afrikaans
Origin: kommando, from Dutch, from Spanish comando, from comandar 'to command', from French commander; COMMANDEER

commando

 noun
     
Related topics: Army
com‧man‧do plural commandos or commandoes
1PMA [countable] a soldier who is specially trained to make quick attacks into enemy areas:
a commando raid
2

go commando

American English spoken to not wear any underwear - used humorously
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?
What is the word for picture 1? What is the word for picture 2? What is the word for picture 3? What is the word for picture 4?
Click on any of the pictures above to find out what it is called.

Explore our topic dictionary

Browse the dictionary