brownshirt

 [broun-shurt]  

brown·shirt

   [broun-shurt]
noun (often initial capital letter)
1.
a Nazi.
2.
a Nazi storm trooper.
Origin:
1930–35; brown + shirt so called from the color of the shirt worn as part of the uniform
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brownshirt

noun
a member of the Nazi SA which wore brown uniforms 
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