panzer

[ pan-zer; German pahn-tsuhr ]

adjective

1. (especially in the German army) armored:

   a panzer unit.

2. of or relating to a panzer division:

   a panzer attack.

noun

1. a vehicle, especially a tank, forming part of a German panzer division.

panzer

/ ˈpænzə; ˈpantsər /

noun

1. modifier of, relating to, or characteristic of the fast mechanized armoured units employed by the German army in World War II

   a panzer attack

2. a vehicle belonging to a panzer unit, esp a tank
3. plural armoured troops

Word History and Origins

Origin of panzer¹

1935–40; < German Panzer armor; Middle High German panzier < Old French panciere coat of mail, literally, belly piece. See paunch, -ier ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of panzer¹

C20: from German, from Middle High German, from Old French panciere coat of mail, from Latin pantex paunch

Example Sentences

The main effort in the attack was carried out by the infamous Waffen SS 6th Panzer Army.

From The Daily Beast

In two days of savagery, the 2nd SS Panzer Division “Das Reich” slaughtered nearly everyone in the town.

From The Daily Beast

George Wolfgang Panzer, a distinguished German bibliographer, died.

From Project Gutenberg

Panzer notices over 250 works executed (by nearly forty printers) here during the quarter of a century which followed.

From Project Gutenberg

The parallel is not merely with an artificial, theoretical composite put together by Panzer.

From Project Gutenberg

Panzer exaggerates the case against his own theory when he quotes only six versions as omitting the princesses (p. 122).

From Project Gutenberg

On this subject reference should be made to Panzer, Studien zur germ.

From Project Gutenberg