paratrooper
noun
para·troop·er
| \ ˈper-ə-ˌtrü-pər
, ˈpa-rə-\
, ˈpa-rə-\
Definition of paratrooper
: a member of the paratroops
Examples of paratrooper in a Sentence
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The front page carried news about an anti-Vietnam protest, the death of U.S. paratroopers in Vietnam, and a local fatal car crash. — Camille Von Kaenel, The Mercury News, "Forgotten Paradise time capsule unearthed in Camp Fire debris removal," 31 July 2019 His father was part of the WW2 Belgian Underground, a decorated paratrooper on loan to the British Secret Intelligence Service. — courant.com, "Michael Anthony Joakim," 16 July 2019 Vaughan, one of the first Indianapolis police officers to enter service in World War II, was killed in one of the first waves of paratroopers that landed on the Cherbourg Peninsula. — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, "D-Day remembered: How Indiana reacted to the Normandy invasion," 6 June 2019 Overhead, antique biplanes executed somersaults, trailing exhaust in the national colors of white, red, and green as jets disgorged paratroopers onto the city below. — Jacob Mikanowski, Harper's magazine, "The Call of the Drums," 21 July 2019 Midwest high school kids watch their school get invaded by Russian paratroopers. — Rex Crum, chicagotribune.com, "13 all-American movies to stream for Independence Day," 1 July 2019 Robert Rackstraw, a former Army paratrooper who trained in Alabama before being named as a leading suspect in one of the most famous hijackings in history, has died. — Leada Gore | [email protected], al.com, "Robert Rackstraw, D.B. Cooper hijacking suspect who trained in Alabama, dies," 10 July 2019 Reed, a retired Army paratrooper, is also a Clear Creek Independent School District board member. — Dennis Romero, NBC News, "Texas police chief went overboard on fishing trip; search now in second day," 8 June 2019 Venezuela’s economic fortunes have been tethered to the price of oil for most of the country’s modern history, a dependency that only worsened after a charismatic former paratrooper named Hugo Chavez took office in 1999. — Peter Millard, Bloomberg.com, "A Timeline of Venezuela’s Economic Rise and Fall," 16 Feb. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'paratrooper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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paratrooper
noun
English Language Learners Definition of paratrooper
: a member of a group of soldiers who are trained to jump out of airplanes using a parachute
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paratrooper
noun
para·troop·er
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Kids Definition of paratrooper
: a soldier trained and equipped to parachute from an airplane
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