panzer

[ pan-zer; German pahn-tsuhr ]

/ ˈpæn zər; German ˈpɑn tsər /

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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.

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Origin of panzer

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

Words nearby panzer

pantywaist, Pánuco, Panufnik, Panurge, Panza, panzer, panzer division, panzerotto, panzootic, Pão de Açúcar, Paoli

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How to use panzer in a sentence

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
In two days of savagery, the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich” slaughtered nearly everyone in the town.
There Should Be No Statute of Limitations on Prosecuting War Crimes|Michael Moynihan|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
George Wolfgang Panzer, a distinguished German bibliographer, died.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Panzer notices over 250 works executed (by nearly forty printers) here during the quarter of a century which followed.
Printers' Marks|William Roberts

The parallel is not merely with an artificial, theoretical composite put together by Panzer.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Panzer exaggerates the case against his own theory when he quotes only six versions as omitting the princesses (p. 122).
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
On this subject reference should be made to Panzer, Studien zur germ.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

British Dictionary definitions for panzer

panzer

/ (ˈpænzə, German ˈpantsər) /

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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