Definition/Meaning of panzer

• English - Noun: panzer (plural panzers) A tank , especially a German one of World War II. (attributive, capitalized, sometimes) The armoured units employed by the German forces in World War II. 1940, Al Williams, 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,…
• English - Etymology: 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”).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈpæntsə(ɹ)/ , /ˈpænzə(ɹ)/ , /ˈpɑːntsə(ɹ)/
• English - Derived terms: panzer ace wankpanzer