blackshirt
Appearance
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (uniformed member of the Italian Fascist Party): Blackshirt
Etymology
[edit]From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.
Noun
[edit]blackshirt (plural blackshirts)
- (historical, chiefly in the plural) A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
- Synonym: squadrista
- (by extension) Any member of a fascist party.
- Synonym: fascist
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]uniformed Italian fascist, member of a paramilitary wing of the party
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member of a fascist party — see fascist