Meaning

2 senses

  1. (historical)A uniformed member of the German Nazi Party (NSDAP), especially a storm trooper of the Sturmabteilung.

    Braunhemd

    коричневоруба́шечникkoričnevorubášečnik

    a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms

  2. Any member of a fascist party; a neofascist or neo-Nazi.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Putin commands a brownshirt-like paramilitary named after Hitler's favorite composer.

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Translations

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a uniformed member of the Nazi party:
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a uniformed member of the Nazi party:

Origin

Calque of German Braunhemd, the nickname for a member of the Sturmabteilung, in reference

Calque of German Braunhemd, the nickname for a member of the Sturmabteilung, in reference to their brown uniforms. Equivalent to brown + shirt.

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Forms

plural: Brownshirts

See also

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