"stormtrooper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstɔːmtɹuːpə/ Forms: stormtroopers [plural]
Etymology: A calque of German Sturmtruppen, from Sturm (“storm”) + Truppen (“troops”). Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Sturmtruppen}} German Sturmtruppen, {{m|de|Sturm||storm}} Sturm (“storm”), {{m|de|Truppen||troops}} Truppen (“troops”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} stormtrooper (plural stormtroopers)
  1. A soldier trained in special infiltration tactics. Translations (a specially trained soldier): щурмовак (šturmovak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), stormtroeper [masculine] (Dutch), stoottroeper [masculine] (Dutch), stormtrooper [masculine] (French), szturmowiec [masculine] (Polish), штурмови́к (šturmovík) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-stormtrooper-en-noun-NwIlQW-y Disambiguation of 'a specially trained soldier': 91 9
  2. A member of the Sturmabteilung, a Nazi street militia. Categories (topical): Nazism, People Translations (a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung): есесовец (esesovec) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Sturmtruppen [masculine, plural] (French), SA-Mann [masculine] (German), штурмови́к (šturmovík) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-stormtrooper-en-noun-fbUkLSMH Disambiguation of Nazism: 5 95 Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of 'a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: storm trooper, storm-trooper Derived forms: Imperial Stormtrooper

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