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paratrooper
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par·a·troop·er  (pr-trpr)
n.
A member of the paratroops.
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Noun1.paratrooper - a soldier in the paratroopsparatrooper - a soldier in the paratroops          
paratroops - infantry trained and equipped to parachute
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
Translations
paratrooper [ˈpærətruːpəʳ] Nparacaidista mf
paratrooper [ˈpærətruːpər] nparachutiste soldat)m >
paratrooper
nFallschirmjäger(in) m(f)
paratrooper [ˈpærəˌtruːpəʳ] n (Mil) → paracadutista m, parà m inv


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He was given the highest honour of Holland for his part in the operation and was one of the last Polish Paratroopers to be living independently in Huddersfield.
During the battle, immortalised in the 1977 film A Bridge Too Far, Allied paratroopers battled bravely but in vain against Nazi troops to secure Arnhem bridge.
 
 
 
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