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Blackshirt


Black·shirt

noun \ˈblak-ˌshərt\

Definition of BLACKSHIRT

: a member of a fascist organization having a black shirt as a distinctive part of its uniform; especially : a member of the Italian Fascist party

First Known Use of BLACKSHIRT

1922

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