paratrooper
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paratrooper
- /ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/ UK
- /ˈpæɹətɹupəɹ/ US
- /ˈpɛɹətɹupəɹ/
- /ˈpaɹətɹʉpəɹ/ Scotland
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Blend of parachute + trooper.
noun paratroopers
- A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft. 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.
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noun soldier that parachutes from aircraft
| Español | paracaidista, paracaidista militar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 공수부대 gongsubudae |
| 日本語 | 空挺兵 kūteihei |
| 中文 | 傘兵 /伞兵 sǎnbīng, 空降兵 kōngjiàngbīng |
| हिन्दी | छतरी सैनिक chatrī sainik |
| Português | paraquedista, paraquedista militar |
| Français | para, parachutiste, parachutiste militaire |
| Deutsch | Fallschirmjäger |
| Italiano | paracadutista, paracadutista militare |
| Ελληνικά | αλεξιπτωτίστρια alexiptotístria, αλεξιπτωτιστής alexiptotistís |
| Română | parașutist |
| Русский | деса́нтник desántnik, парашюти́ст-деса́нтник parašutíst-desántnik, парашюти́ст parašutíst |
| Tiếng Việt | lính dù |
| العربية | مِظَلِّيّ miẓalliyy |
| עברית | צַנְחָן tsankhán |
Talk about this word "paratrooper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paratrooper. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paratrooper. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paratrooper "paratrooper." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paratrooper.Cite this
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title = {paratrooper},
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