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storm trooper

storm trooper noun: a German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.

Noun

storm trooper (plural storm troopers)

  1. (historical) A German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.

Forms of storm trooper

pluralstorm troopers
alternative formstormtrooper
alternative formstorm-trooper

Origin of storm trooper

Based on, but not quite a calque of, German Sturmtruppen (literally “storm troops”).

Questions about storm trooper

What does storm trooper mean?
Storm trooper means a German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I.
What part of speech is storm trooper?
Storm trooper is a noun.
What is the plural of storm trooper?
The plural of storm trooper is storm troopers.

Words near storm trooper in the dictionary

  1. storm surge
  2. storm surges
  3. storm tide
  4. storm tides
  5. storm troop
  6. storm trooper
  7. storm troopers
  8. storm troops
  9. storm wind
  10. storm window
  11. storm windows

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