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Definition of commando noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

commando

noun

NAmE//kəˈmændoʊ//

(pl. commandos)

a soldier or a group of soldiers who are trained to make quick attacks in enemy areas a commando raid on the north of the island

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Idioms

go commando (informal) (humorous)

to not wear underwear under your clothes

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