English

Noun

Panzer ‎(plural Panzers)

1. Alternative letter-case form of panzer

German

Etymology

From Old French panciere ‎(“coat of mail”), from Latin pantex ‎(“paunch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpantsɐ]

Noun

Panzer m ‎(genitive Panzers, plural Panzer)

1. armor, shield
2. (military) tank, short for Panzerkampfwagen (literally: "armored combat vehicle")

Synonyms

• (tank): Pz (military abbreviation), Panzerkampfwagen

Hyponyms

(armor, shield):

• Schildkrötenpanzer

(tank):

• Dampfpanzer
• Flammpanzer, Flammenpanzer
• Jagdpanzer
• Kampfpanzer

Related terms

• Panzerwagen

Derived terms

• Panzerfaust
• Jagdpanzer
• Panzergrenadier
• Panzerschreck
• Panzerbüchse

Descendants

• English: panzer
• Polish: pancerz
• Dutch: pantser
• Danish: panser
• Norwegian Bokmål: panser
• Norwegian Nynorsk: panser
• Swedish: pansar
• Finnish: panssari
• Hungarian: páncél

English

Noun

panzer ‎(plural panzers)

1. A tank, especially a German one of World War II.
2. (attributive, sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to the armoured units employed by the German forces in World War II.
   • Al Williams (1940), Airpower, New York: Coward-McCann.

     A Panzer division is composed of 12,000 to 14,000 men, with 3,150 motorized vehicles of all descriptions, ranging from tanks to antitank guns, antiaircraft batteries, motorized supply units transporting food, . . .

Spanish

Noun

panzer m ‎(plural panzers)

1. panzer