"storm trooper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: storm troopers [plural]
Etymology: Based on, but not quite a calque of, German Sturmtruppen (literally “storm troops”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Sturmtruppen|lit=storm troops}} German Sturmtruppen (literally “storm troops”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} storm trooper (plural storm troopers)
  1. (historical) A German soldier trained in special infiltration tactics, introduced around the end of World War I. Tags: historical Synonyms: stormtrooper, storm-trooper
    Sense id: en-storm_trooper-en-noun-5Pj-eXom Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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