Definition of BLACKSHIRT

blackshirt

Meanings

Plural: blackshirts

Noun

  • a member of the Italian fascist party before World War II
  • A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
  • Any member of a fascist party.

Origin / Etymology

From black + shirt, calque of Italian camicia nera.

Synonyms

fascist, squadrista

Scrabble Score: 21

blackshirt is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
blackshirt is not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
blackshirt is not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

blackshirt is a valid Words With Friends word