paratrooper

noun

para·​troop·​er ˈper-ə-ˌtrü-pər How to pronounce paratrooper (audio)
ˈpa-rə-
: a member of the paratroops

Examples of paratrooper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Hezbollah and Shukr also had a simultaneous attack on a nearby French outpost in Beirut, killing 58 French paratroopers. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2024 The movie opens in a classroom at Calumet High School, home of the Wolverines, where, against the backdrop of an idyllic Rocky Mountain community, incoming communist paratroopers unpack weapons crates and begin mowing down everyone and everything in sight. TIME, 9 Aug. 2024 Michael Travis Leake American musician and former U.S. paratrooper Michael Travis Leake was sentenced last month to 13 years in prison for drug smuggling. Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024 His father, Richard, was an Army paratrooper and police officer in West Orange who rose in rank to captain. Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for paratrooper 

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Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of paratrooper was in 1927

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“Paratrooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paratrooper. Accessed 13 Sep. 2024.

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