paratrooper
[par-uh-troo-per]
noun
a member of a military infantry unit trained to attack or land in combat areas by parachuting from airplanes.
Origin of paratrooper
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Related Words for paratrooper
fighter, mercenary, guerrilla, veteran, guard, officer, volunteer, marine, pilot, trooper, commando, warrior, cadet, infantry, recruit, private, gunner, scout, rank, warmongerExamples from the Web for paratrooper
Contemporary Examples of paratrooper
In that attack, the Scooter Killer's first, the paratrooper, Ibn Ziaten, had sought to sell his Suzuki Bandit motorcycle.
Skydivers, for instance—an intriguing example given the paratrooper killings.
The third paratrooper was wounded in the spine and remains in critical condition in the hospital.
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