stormtrooper
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stormtrooper
- /ˈstɔːmtɹuːpə/
Where it comes from
A calque of German Sturmtruppen, from Sturm (“storm”) + Truppen (“troops”), equivalent to storm + trooper.
Sense 3 is based on the Stormtroopers from Star Wars.
noun stormtroopers · storm trooper · storm-trooper
- 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.
- A member of the Sturmabteilung, a Nazi street militia.
- Someone who is bad at aiming.
Translations
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noun a specially trained soldier
| Français | stormtrooper |
|---|---|
| Русский | штурмови́к šturmovík |
noun a member of the Nazi Sturmabteilung
| Français | Sturmtruppen |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | SA-Mann |
| Русский | штурмови́к šturmovík |
Talk about this word "stormtrooper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/stormtrooper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. stormtrooper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/stormtrooper "stormtrooper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/stormtrooper.Cite this
@misc{stormtrooper_2026,
title = {stormtrooper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stormtrooper},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
