paratrooper

noun

para·​troop·​er ˈper-ə-ˌtrü-pər 

ˈpa-rə-

: a member of the paratroops

Examples of paratrooper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Harry met former paratrooper Ed Marshall at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto in November, according to the Sunnybrook Foundation. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

The Connecticut native served more than 20 years in the United States Army, including multiple combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, according to his obituary. — Anna Roman, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Sean Michael Lee, an Army paratrooper who helped evacuate thousands from conflict zones after his service — including Fox News' Benjamin Hall — died Sunday after a battle with esophageal cancer. — Robert McGreevy , Jennifer Griffin, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

John Wilkerson, dressed up in an Uncle Sam hat and beard, served as a paratrooper in Vietnam in 1969 and 1970. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for paratrooper

• grouper
• hooper
• keuper
• looper
• stupor
• super
• trooper