paratrooper

par·a·troop·er

 (păr′ə-tro͞o′pər)
n.
A member of the paratroops.
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paratrooper

(ˈpærəˌtruːpə)
n
a member of the paratroops
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

par•a•troop•er

(ˈpær əˌtru pər)

n.
a member of an infantry unit trained to land in combat areas by parachuting from planes.
[1940–45]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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Translations
مِظَلّي
výsadkář
faldskærmssoldat
Fallschirmjäger
parachutiste
ejtõernyõs
fallhlífahermaîur
paracadutistaparacadutistiparà
fallskjermjeger
výsadkár
paraşütçü
伞兵

paratrooper

[ˈpærətruːpəʳ] Nparacaidista mf
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

paratrooper

[ˈpærətruːpər] nparachutiste m (soldat)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

paratrooper

nFallschirmjäger(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

paratrooper

[ˈpærəˌtruːpəʳ] n (Mil) → paracadutista m, parà m inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

paratroops

(ˈpӕrətruːps) noun plural
soldiers who are trained to drop by parachute into enemy territory.
ˈparatrooper noun
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