storm trooper
nounEtymology Based on, but not quite a calque of, German Sturmtruppen (literally “storm troops”).
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Historical A German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.
noun
Etymology Based on, but not quite a calque of, German Sturmtruppen (literally “storm troops”).
Historical A German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.
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