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noun
A German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a member of the Nazi SA
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: Nazi, German Nazi
History
Based on, but not quite a calque of, German Sturmtruppen (literally “storm troops”).
