parachutist

American  

[par-uh-shoot-ist] / ˈpær əˌʃut ɪst /

noun

plural

parachutists

1. a person who jumps from an aircraft and descends with the aid of a parachute, especially in sport or professionally.

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Example Sentences

This handsome blonde son had been seized the month before while helping an American parachutist reach the North Sea.

From Literature

“And you have seen no airman, no parachutist?” he went on.

From Literature

Mr. Friedman, a Canadian-Israeli journalist, focuses on four of the roughly 30 parachutists who landed in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

The following year, he took part in a training jump in formation with six other parachutists.

From BBC

How many Jews were saved by the parachutists is a matter of debate—one parachutist said it was thousands—but there is no debate over Senesh’s legacy of resistance and redemption.

From The Wall Street Journal