paratrooper

noun

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Less widely known is that Moore’s abstractions are grounded in many ways on his experiences growing up in Cleveland, serving in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper, working on a GM assembly line, and ruminations on being Black in America. Steven Litt, cleveland, 5 Feb. 2023 The paratrooper, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution by the Ukrainian government, voiced frustration that the Ukrainian forces were not better prepared. Jeff Stein, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023 The paratrooper, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution by the Ukrainian government, voiced frustration that the Ukrainian forces were not better prepared. Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Jan. 2023 Wanting to advance quickly, Rosado became a paratrooper and pursued a path in HR. Jolene Latimer, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023 While Bolsonaro has not urged his followers to dispute the election results, the former paratrooper has done little to stop them from calling for a military coup. Tara John, CNN, 20 Dec. 2022 White got a tryout with the Cubs at Wrigley Field, but a few days before his first spring training, he was drafted into the Army, serving as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2023 Rhodes, a former U.S. Army paratrooper and Yale Law School graduate who founded the Oath Keepers in 2009, has not kept a low profile since the Capitol siege. Dallas News, 14 Jan. 2022 Robert Niland, serving as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division, was killed while manning his machine gun behind enemy lines. Jeremy Hsu, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2018 See More

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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 25 Mar. 2023.

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