Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of the Nazi militia noted for brutality and violence.
- noun One who resembles or behaves like a member of the Nazi militia.
- noun A member of a force of shock troops.
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- noun A German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.
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- noun a member of the Nazi SA
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From storm troops, translation of German Sturmtruppen : Sturm(abteilung), Storm (Division) + Truppen, troops.]
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storm + trooper, a calque of German Sturmtruppen, from Sturm (“storm”) + Truppen (“troops”).
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