[kəˈmɑːndəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a soldier specially trained for carrying out raids
(e.g: a group of commandos parachute in)


Phrases:
- go commando

Origin:
late 18th century (denoting a militia, originally consisting of Boers in South Africa): from Portuguese (earlier form of comando), from commandar ‘to command’, from late Latin commandare (see command)