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paratrooper

/ˈpærəˌtruːpə/

/ˈpɛrəˌtruːpɚ/

Translations

paratroopernoun

paratroopers

/ˈpærəˌtruːpə/

/ˈpɛrəˌtruːpɚ/

The paratrooper landed safely behind enemy lines.

Десантник благополучно приземлился за линией фронта.

Additional translations

Synonyms

airborne soldier

sky soldier

aerial infantry

paratrooperadjective

/ˈpærəˌtruːpə/

/ˈpærəˌtruːpər/

Used attributively before nouns; not normally gradable.

paratroopernoun

A military parachutist trained to parachute into an operation and usually functioning as part of an airborne force.

The paratrooper landed safely behind enemy lines to carry out his mission.

paratrooperadjective

Relating to paratroopers or to military units equipped and trained for parachute operations.

The paratrooper brigade launched an early-morning assault.