commando
Meanings
Plural: commandoes, commandos
Noun
- a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids
- an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory
- A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
- A commando trooper.
- An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.
Origin / Etymology
From Afrikaans kommando, from Portuguese comando (“command”), from Late Latin *commandare, from Latin commendare.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
commando is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordcommando is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
commando is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 19
commando is a valid Words With Friends word