panzer

[pan-zer; German pahn-tsuh r]

adjective

(especially in the German army) armored: a panzer unit.

of or relating to a panzer division: a panzer attack.

noun

a vehicle, especially a tank, forming part of a German panzer division.

Nearby words

Origin of panzer

1935–40; < German Panzer armor; Middle High German panzier < Old French panciere coat of mail, literally, belly piece. See paunch, -ier²

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Examples from the Web for panzer

The main effort in the attack was carried out by the infamous Waffen SS 6th Panzer Army.
Hitler’s Hail Mary|James A. Warren|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Panzer exaggerates the case against his own theory when he quotes only six versions as omitting the princesses (p. 122).
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
The first edition, according to Panzer and Brunet, of this work, was that of Paris.
The Oxford Reformers|Frederic Seebohm
A work of some little importance; and frequently referred to by Vogt and Panzer.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin

Panzer has increased to eighteen the list of books printed before the close of 1472.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1|Henry Hallam
For the study of early printed books, Hain, Panzer, and Maittaire's books are indispensable.
How to Form a Library, 2nd ed|H. B. Wheatley

British Dictionary definitions for panzer

panzer

noun

(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of the fast mechanized armoured units employed by the German army in World War IIa panzer attack

a vehicle belonging to a panzer unit, esp a tank

(plural) armoured troops

Word Origin for panzer

C20: from German, from Middle High German, from Old French panciere coat of mail, from Latin pantex paunch

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Word Origin and History for panzer

panzer

adj.

1940, from of German Panzerdivision "armored unit," from Panzer "tank," literally "armor," from Middle High German panzier, from Old French panciere "armor for the belly," from pance "belly, stomach," from Latin pantex (genitive panticis) "belly" (see paunch).