noun
Meaning 1
A soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stormtrooper
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/ˈstɔːmtɹuːpə/
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noun
Meaning 2
A member of the Sturmabteilung, a Nazi street militia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
A calque of German Sturmtruppen, from Sturm (“storm”) + Truppen (“troops”), equivalent to storm + trooper.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: щурмовак (šturmovak) — a specially trained soldier
- Dutch: stormtroeper — a specially trained soldier
- Dutch: stoottroeper — a specially trained soldier
- French: stormtrooper — a specially trained soldier
- Polish: szturmowiec — a specially trained soldier
- Russian: штурмови́к (šturmovík) — a specially trained soldier
- Bulgarian: есесовец (esesovec) — a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung
- French: Sturmtruppen — a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung
- German: SA-Mann — a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung
- Polish: szturmowiec — a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung
- Russian: штурмови́к (šturmovík) — a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung