panzer

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/ˈpæntsə(ɹ)//ˈpænzə(ɹ)//ˈpɑːntsə(ɹ)/

noun

A tank, especially a German one of World War II.

OriginGerman Panzer ← Middle High German Panzer ← Old French panciere →
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Meanings

panzer1

nounpanzer (plural panzers)

plural panzers

  1. A tank, especially a German one of World War II.
  2. attributivecapitalizedsometimesThe armoured units employed by the German forces in World War II.

    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, […]

    1940, Al Williams, Airpower, New York: Coward-McCann

Panzer2

nounPanzer (plural Panzers)

plural Panzers

  1. Alternative letter-case form of panzer.

Origin

  1. Latinpantex“paunch”
  2. Old Frenchpanciere“coat of mail”
  3. Middle High GermanPanzer“armour”
  4. GermanPanzer
  5. Englishpanzer

First attested in 1940. Borrowed from German Panzer, from Middle High German Panzer (“armour”), from Old French panciere (“coat of mail”), from Latin pantex (“paunch”).

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APA

panzer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzer

MLA

“panzer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “panzer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/panzer.

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