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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
Examples of storm trooper in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The founder of the Sturmabteilung (Hitler’s brown-shirted storm troopers) appears bloated and exhausted on both of these large sheets, though each drawing is more humane, and therefore scarier, than a caricature.
—Jason Farago, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
Find additional Star Wars costumes here including a mandalorian, jedi and storm trooper.
—Latifah Muhammad, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
In the organization’s magazine, the Crisis, Chester Himes ridiculed rioting servicemen as Nazi storm troopers and Klan members, while attacking the white supremacy in Los Angeles that made the riots possible.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2023
German Nazi storm trooper army wore brown shirts.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 7 July 2021
John Boyega made waves in the Star Wars franchise as the first Black storm trooper-turned Resistance warrior in The Force Awakens trilogy.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 24 Aug. 2022
The Federal Reserve is the Jedi Council of the financial universe, its chieftains wielding the power to move markets with as much ease as Obi-Wan Kenobi manipulates the mind of an Imperial storm trooper.
—BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2021
Before a storm trooper mannequin greets people in the lobby, everyone is asked COVID questions outside the front door.
—Lisa Maria Garza, orlandosentinel.com, 10 Sep. 2020
Lexus makes a white-metallic that glows like a freshly detailed Imperial storm trooper.
—Dan Neil, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2020
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Word History
First Known Use
1931, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Storm trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storm%20trooper. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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