What does "stormtrooper" mean?

A soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.

What is a synonym for "stormtrooper"?

Common synonyms include: stormtroop.

Pronounced //ˈstɔːmtɹuːpə//.

//ˈstɔːmtɹuːpə// noun

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Noun

1
A soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.
"Indeed, the infantry battle on the desolate ridgeline above Darwin would probably have seemed remarkably familiar to a World War I stormtrooper."
2
A member of the Sturmabteilung, a Nazi street militia.

"Indeed, the infantry battle on the desolate ridgeline above Darwin would probably have seemed remarkably familiar to a World War I stormtrooper."

A calque of German Sturmtruppen, from Sturm (“storm”) + Truppen (“troops”), equivalent to storm + trooper.

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