stormtrooper/ˈstɔːmtɹuːpə/EtymologyA calque of German Sturmtruppen, from Sturm (“storm”) + Truppen (“troops”), equivalent to storm + trooper.nounA soldier trained in special infiltration tactics.“Indeed, the infantry battle on the desolate ridgeline above Darwin would probably have seemed remarkably familiar to a World War I stormtrooper.”A member of the Sturmabteilung, a Nazi street militia.