storm troop1
/ˈstɔːm truːp/noun
1Troops specially trained and equipped for carrying out sudden assaults, especially against enemy strongholds; specifically those of the German army during the First World War (1914–18). Compare shock troop, assault troops. Now chiefly historical.
2In extended use and figurative. The driving force of an activity or movement; a group leading a vigorous challenge or defence.
3The troops of the Sturmabteilung, the paramilitary wing of the Nazi party. Compare storm trooper. Now historical.
4In singular A detachment of such troops.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in The Times. From storm + troop, after German Sturmtruppe.
storm-troop2
/ˈstɔːm truːp/verb
[no object] To act or intervene as (or in the manner of) a storm troop; (more generally, of a group) to behave in an aggressive, intrusive, or brazen way.
Origin
1930s. From storm troop. Compare earlier storm trooper and slightly earlier storm-trooping adjective.
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