brownshirt

[ broun-shurt ]
/ ˈbraʊnˌʃɜrt /

noun (often initial capital letter)

a Nazi.
a Nazi storm trooper.

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Origin of brownshirt

1930–35; brown + shirt so called from the color of the shirt worn as part of the uniform

Words nearby brownshirt

browning, elizabeth barrett, browning, robert, brownist, brownout, brownprint, brownshirt, brownson, brownstone, brownstoner, brownsville, brownwood
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British Dictionary definitions for brown shirt

Brown Shirt

noun

(in Nazi Germany) a storm trooper
a member of any fascist party or group
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