Synonyms for commandos
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-man-doh, -mahn- |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈmæn doʊ, -ˈmɑn- |
Top 10 synonyms for commandos Other synonyms for the word commandos
- airforce member
- cadet
- cavalryperson
- commandos
- conscript
- detail
- draftee
- elite troops
- enlisted person
- freedom fighter
- GI
- Green Beret
- Green Berets
- guerrilla troops
- gunner
- infantry
- infantryperson
- irregular
- military person
- musketeer
- paratroops
- private
- professional soldier
- rangers
- rank
- rapid deployment force
- recruit
- resistance fighter
- scout
- selectee
- serviceperson
- shock troops
- soldier of fortune
- soldier-at-arms
- squadron
- storm troops
- task group
- terrorist
- TF
- trooper
- underground fighter
- veteran
- volunteer
- warmonger
- warrior
- working party
Définition of commandos
Origin :- Afrikaans, "a troop under a commander," from Portuguese, literally "party commanded" (see command (v.)); in use c.1809 during the Peninsula campaign, then from 1834, in a South African sense, of military expeditions of the Boers against the natives; modern sense is from 1940 (originally shock troops to repel the threatened German invasion of England), first attested in writings of Winston Churchill, who could have picked it up during the Boer War. Phrase going commando "not wearing underwear" attested by 1996, U.S. slang, perhaps on notion of being ready for instant action.
- As in soldier : noun person serving in military
- As in special forces : noun specially trained military troops
- As in task force : noun group set to carry out a task
- As in guerrilla : noun bushfighter
- Did they ever reach the Boer commandos, and oh, when shall we hear from them?
- Extract from : « The Petticoat Commando » by Johanna Brandt
- With Commandos all is still about the same as when I was here in December.
- Extract from : « The Petticoat Commando » by Johanna Brandt
- We are keeping three commandos fully employed, and that is something.
- Extract from : « The Kopje Garrison » by George Manville Fenn
- The Heidelberg and Pretoria commandos have no corn to live on.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- The speaker then enumerated the numerical strength of his commandos.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- The horses were now so weak that the commandos could not undertake a long journey.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- With a few exceptions I met all the commandos in the Cape Colony.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- His commandos had no large supply of cattle, but yet there was no want.
- Extract from : « The Peace Negotiations » by J. D. Kestell
- But by the time we came across them the commandos were forlornly dispersing.
- Extract from : « The Relief of Mafeking » by Filson Young
- The state of the commandos, I was told, in those parts was very sad.
- Extract from : « My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War » by Ben Viljoen.
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