STORM TROOPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Storm Troops mean? 

• STORM TROOPS (noun)
  The noun STORM TROOPS has 1 sense:

1. Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943

  Familiarity information: STORM TROOPS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STORM TROOPS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

SA; Storm Troops; Sturmabteilung

Hypernyms ("Storm Troops" is a kind of...):

militia; reserves (civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army)

Meronyms (members of "Storm Troops"):

Brownshirt (a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms)