panzer
Americanadjective
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(especially in the German army) armored.
a panzer unit.
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of or relating to a panzer division.
a panzer attack.
noun
noun
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(modifier) of, relating to, or characteristic of the fast mechanized armoured units employed by the German army in World War II
a panzer attack
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a vehicle belonging to a panzer unit, esp a tank
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(plural) armoured troops
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
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Example Sentences
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Her mother, the Dutch baroness Ella Van Heemstra, had authentic aristocracy, but was also “a one-woman panzer division.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
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
Archives released last month reveal Horst Tappert, who played Derrick in the show of the same name, had served in the Totenkopf panzer division.
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
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