Meaning

1 senses
  1. A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

    Fallschirmjäger

    деса́нтникdesántnik, парашюти́ст-деса́нтникparašutíst-desántnik, парашюти́стparašutíst

    деса́нтникdesántnyk, парашути́стparašutýst

More definitions
  • a soldier in the paratroops

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Tom is a paratrooper.

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  2. Tom is a former paratrooper.

    ruТом — бывший десантник.

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  3. These paratroopers are specialized in reconnaissance.

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  4. A squadron of paratroopers landed behind the hill.

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  5. He was eager to join the elite unit of paratroopers.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
soldier that parachutes from aircraft:
Русский
By meaning 1
soldier that parachutes from aircraft:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
soldier that parachutes from aircraft:

Origin

Blend of parachute + trooper.

Blend of parachute + trooper.

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Forms

plural: paratroopers
Singularparatrooper
Pluralparatroopers

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a soldier in the paratroops:para

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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