paratrooper

noun

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

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Here, a paratrooper guided a medical evacuation chopper into a gap in heavy foliage in April 1968. The New York Times, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 One reserve paratrooper brigade is short some 200 men. Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2025 Jeffrey Hutchinson diagnosed with Gulf War Syndrome Hutchinson was formerly a mechanic and security guard before joining the Army and becoming a paratrooper and Army Ranger. James Powel, USA Today, 1 May 2025 When Interfax, the Russian news agency, announced his arrest, Leake was described as, among other things, a musician and former U.S. paratrooper. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for paratrooper

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 28 May. 2025.

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