stormtrooper

stormtrooper
storm trooper n.
1.
a. A member of the Nazi militia noted for brutality and violence.
b. One who resembles or behaves like a member of the Nazi militia.
2. A member of a force of shock troops.
  [From storm troops, translation of German Sturmtruppen: Sturm(abteilung), Storm (Division) + Truppen, troops.]

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