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plural commandos or commandoes
A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas. quotations examples
The most important objective was at Batna itself, where a group of three commandos each comprising ten men was to attack Deleplanque's sub-prefecture [...].
1977, Alistair Horne, A Savage War of Peace, New York: Review Books, published 2006, page 89
A commando trooper. quotations examples
Ben Grant, 30, who spent more than five years as a commando in the Royal Marines, is part of group of seven ex-servicemen who arrived in Ukraine over the weekend to fight invading Russian forces.
2022 March 8, “Tory MP’s son among UK ex-servicemen heading to Ukrainian front line”, in the Guardian
(historical) An organized force of Boer troops in South Africa; a raid by such troops.