brownshirt

[ broun-shurt ]

noun(often initial capital letter)
  1. a Nazi.

  2. a Nazi storm trooper.

Origin of brownshirt

1
1930–35; brown + shirt so called from the color of the shirt worn as part of the uniform

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British Dictionary definitions for Brown Shirt

Brown Shirt

noun
  1. (in Nazi Germany) a storm trooper

  2. a member of any fascist party or group

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