paratrooper

CEFRC1

/ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A soldier trained to jump from an aircraft with a parachute.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

Examples

  • Who is the first female paratrooper in Bangladesh?

  • Tom is a former paratrooper.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpæɹətɹupəɹ/
  • /ˈpaɹətɹʉpəɹ/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Was he a paratrooper?

  • Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

From the aircraft, the blank landed silently in the field during the night.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Blend of parachute + trooper.