panzer

American  

[pan-zer, pahn-tsuhr] / ˈpæn zər, ˈpɑn tsər /

adjective

1. (especially in the German army) armored.

   a panzer unit.

2. of or relating to a panzer division.

   a panzer attack.

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noun

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

panzer British  

/ ˈpænzə, ˈpantsər /

noun

1. (modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of the fast mechanized armoured units employed by the German army in World War II

   a panzer attack

2. a vehicle belonging to a panzer unit, esp a tank

3. (plural) armoured troops

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Etymology

Origin of panzer

1935–40; < German Panzer armor; Middle High German panzier < Old French panciere coat of mail, literally, belly piece. See paunch, -ier ²

Example Sentences

It became explicit at exactly 4.30am on Friday 1 September 1939, when the German panzer divisions that had been gathering on the Polish border began their advance.

From The Guardian • Aug. 31, 2019

World War II German panzer ace credited with destroying more than 150 enemy tanks, mostly on the Eastern Front.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2015

It is a story of small Ohio towns and panzer units.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2013

According to the archives, the 19-year-old panzer grenadier was wounded on the Eastern Front in 1943.

From BBC • May 2, 2013

A panzer counterattack west of the Vire was smashed on the eleventh of July, but the American drive toward St.-Lô was stopped by a German parachute corps.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok