[com.man.do] n, pl -dos or -does [Afrik kommando, fr. D commando command, fr. Sp comando, fr. comandar to command, fr. LL commandare] (1884) 1 SoAfr a: a military unit or command of the Boers b: a raiding expedition
2. a: a military unit trained and organized as shock troops esp. for hit-and-run raids into enemy territory b: a member of such a unit