nounWord forms: plural-mosadjective Australian slang
short for communist
communist in British English
(ˈkɒmjʊnɪst)
noun
1.
a supporter of any form of communism
2. (often capital)
a supporter of Communism or a Communist movement or state
3. (often capital)
a member of a Communist party
4. (often capital) US
any person holding left-wing views, esp when considered subversive
5.
a person who practises communal living; communalist
6. another name for Communard
adjective
7.
of, characterized by, favouring, or relating to communism; communistic
commo in American English
(ˈkɑmou)
nounWord forms: plural-mos
Austral informal
communist
Word origin
[1915–20; comm(unist) +-o]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, conditioning, costar, neorealism, supernationalism-o is a suffix occurring as the final element in informal shortenings of nouns (ammo; combo; condo; limo; promo); -o also forms nouns, usually derogatory, for persons or things exemplifying or associatedwith that specified by the base noun or adjective (cheapo; pinko; sicko; weirdo; wino)