commando
noun/kəˈmændoʊ/
Frequency rank: #9,431 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a member of a military unit trained for rapid raids and surprise attacks.
Example sentence
The soldiers trained as commando units to carry out secret missions behind enemy lines.
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