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Definitions

commando

[kuh-man-doh, -mahn-] / kəˈmæn doʊ, -ˈmɑn- /
NOUN
guerrilla
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mercenary terrorist
STRONG
irregular
WEAK
freedom fighter professional soldier resistance fighter soldier of fortune underground fighter
NOUN
soldier
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fighter guard guerrilla marine mercenary officer paratrooper pilot trooper veteran volunteer
STRONG
GI cadet conscript draftee gunner infantry musketeer private rank recruit scout warmonger warrior
WEAK
Green Beret airforce member cavalryperson enlisted person infantryperson military person selectee serviceperson soldier-at-arms
NOUN
task force
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crew
WEAK
TF detail squadron task group working party

Example Sentences

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One North Korean commando, captured during a daring 1968 mission to assassinate the South Korean president in Seoul, recalls the confusion he felt when first encountering Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Labuschagne, an ex-South African commando, founded Warm Heart Initiative in response to the clashes that followed the translocation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

He had been seriously injured on a commando course in January 2025 and ordered to pause and rehabilitate, but returned to duty after his recovery.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Now, nearly four decades after Arnold Schwarzenegger’s commando Dutch Schaefer survived his encounter with a Yautja – long before anyone knew that’s what they were called – “Predator: Badlands” makes one of them the hero.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2025

My mom is like a one-woman commando unit.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko