Dictionary

paratrooper en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈpæɹətɹupəɹ/ (US) without the Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈpaɹətɹʉpəɹ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈpɛɹətɹupəɹ/ US, Mary–marry–merry merger
• /ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of parachute + trooper.

Meanings

1. A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
   • Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible. 1992, Yanchi (权延赤) Quan, “Mao Enjoys a Challenge”, in Wang Wenjiong, transl., edited by Gale Hadfield, 走下神坛的毛泽东 [Mao Zedong: Man, Not God], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, published 1996, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 13:

Forms

Translations (68)

lv desantnieks (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · kk парашютист (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · mi hōia heketau (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · nb fallskjermsoldat (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · hi छतरी सैनिक (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · pt paraquedista (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · sh padobránac (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ko 공수부대 (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · sh падобра́нац (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · cmn 空降兵 (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · pt paraquedista militar (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · da faldskærmsjæger (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · be парашуты́ст (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · sq parashutist (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · az desantçı (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · cmn 傘兵 /伞兵 (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · uk парашути́ст (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ca paracaigudista (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · et langevarjur (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ro parașutist (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · tr paraşütçü asker (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · th พลร่ม (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · sl padalec (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · gl paracaidista (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · pl spadochroniarz (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · fi laskuvarjojääkäri (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ky парашютист (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ka მედესანტე (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · kk парашютші (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · da faldskærmssoldat (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ru парашюти́ст (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · hy պարաշյուտիստ (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · es paracaidista militar (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · he צַנְחָן (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ar مِظَلِّيّ (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · kk десантшы (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · be дэса́нтнік (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · es paracaidista (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · sv fallskärmsjägare (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ka პარაშუტისტი (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · el αλεξιπτωτίστρια (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · el αλεξιπτωτιστής (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · az paraşütçü (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · sk výsadkár (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · fr parachutiste (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · fr para (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · gl paracaidista militar (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · nn fallskjermsoldat (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · cs výsadkář (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · lt desantininkas (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · uk деса́нтник (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · nl parachutist (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · lt parašiutininkas (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ru деса́нтник (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · hu ejtőernyős (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · it paracadutista (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ja 空挺兵 (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · de Fallschirmjäger (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · vi lính dù (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · bg парашути́ст (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · uz parashyutchi (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · ru парашюти́ст-деса́нтник (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · uz desantchi (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · hy դեսանտավոր (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · tl parasyutista (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · mk падо́бранец (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · fr parachutiste militaire (soldier that parachutes from aircraft) · it paracadutista militare (soldier that parachutes from aircraft)