storm trooper

noun

1
: a member of a private Nazi army notorious for aggressiveness, violence, and brutality
2
: one that resembles a Nazi storm trooper

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The majority of Americans do not want a war, do not want higher prices, are concerned about climate change and want immigration reform that doesn’t include storm troopers. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026 Ashwatthama swats away the storm troopers and their flying vehicles like so many bothersome flies, and exerts only slightly more effort by warding off Bhairava and his high-tech weaponry. — Joe Leydon, Variety, 29 June 2024 Hitler’s storm troopers had already begun arresting political opponents. — Daniel Ziblatt, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2025 Adolf Hitler’s Panzer tanks and storm troopers occupied most of Europe in 1942, when the Allies began planning the Nazis’ upcoming trials. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for storm trooper

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of storm trooper was in 1931

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“Storm trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20trooper. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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