storm trooper
nounDefinition of storm trooper
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
Several of his family members personally suffered the actions of the Nazi storm troopers during Kristallnacht, and finally Mr. Fleishmann’s father agreed to leave Germany. — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, "Arnold 'Arno' Fleischmann, who escaped Nazi Germany and later served as aide to Eisenhower during WWII, dies," 8 July 2019 The Stonewall window was smashed, and there were cops all standing around like storm troopers. — Michael Wilson, New York Times, "The Night the Stonewall Inn Became a Proud Shrine," 27 June 2019 Not when the media's loudest voices described America as the Third Reich, making these agents the storm troopers. — Fox News, "Trump signs order halting separation of families at border," 21 June 2018 What: Virtual-reality trip to a molten planet where participants hunt down Imperial storm troopers. — Scott Craven, azcentral, "The Void at Disneyland: Star Wars VR lets you be a laser-shooting Rebel spy," 22 May 2018 Hundreds of Poles calling themselves storm troopers marched behind what some experts said were white supremacists’ symbols, such as the Celtic cross and the black sun, a Nazi symbol. — Drew Hinshaw, WSJ, "Far-Right Groups Join Massive March Marking Polish Independence," 11 Nov. 2018 The person across from me definitely was short for a storm trooper. — Scott Craven, USA TODAY, "The Void at Disneyland: Star Wars VR lets you be a kid again and a laser-shooting Rebel spy," 22 May 2018 The person across from me definitely was short for a storm trooper. — Scott Craven, azcentral, "The Void at Disneyland: Star Wars VR lets you be a laser-shooting Rebel spy," 22 May 2018 The Void – Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire What: Virtual-reality trip to a molten planet where participants hunt down Imperial storm troopers. — Scott Craven, USA TODAY, "The Void at Disneyland: Star Wars VR lets you be a kid again and a laser-shooting Rebel spy," 22 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'storm trooper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more