parashootern.

Brit.

/ˈparəˌʃuːtə/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌʃudər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, shooter n.

Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + shooter n., punningly after parachute n. Compare parashoot v., parashoot n., parashot n.

colloquial (now disused).

In the Second World War (1939–45): a member of the British Home Guard whose task was to shoot down enemy parachutists; = parashot n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > others

artificera1553

man-catcher1649

stormer1655

sallier1685

pressmana1694

camp colour-man1753

sharpshooter1802

train soldier1833

escalader1849

adviser1854

outflanker1854

observer1870

spiker1884

mopper-up1917

slushy1919

wire-cutter1922

televisionary1925

flash-spotter1930

spotter1931

parashooter1940

parashot1940

bunker buster1944

sound-ranger1978

yomper1982

technical1992

1940 Daily Mirror 17 May 5/2 Over a quarter of a million had applied to join Britain's parashooters by midnight on Wednesday, the War Office stated last night.

1944 Ourselves in Wartime 129 The village men lined up..to join the local Defence Volunteers. The ‘Parashooters’ they called themselves in those days, when everyone thought the enemy might drop on us from the sky.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parashooter
释义	parashootern. Brit. /ˈparəˌʃuːtə/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌʃudər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, shooter n. Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + shooter n., punningly after parachute n. Compare parashoot v., parashoot n., parashot n. colloquial (now disused). In the Second World War (1939–45): a member of the British Home Guard whose task was to shoot down enemy parachutists; = parashot n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > others artificera1553 man-catcher1649 stormer1655 sallier1685 pressmana1694 camp colour-man1753 sharpshooter1802 train soldier1833 escalader1849 adviser1854 outflanker1854 observer1870 spiker1884 mopper-up1917 slushy1919 wire-cutter1922 televisionary1925 flash-spotter1930 spotter1931 parashooter1940 parashot1940 bunker buster1944 sound-ranger1978 yomper1982 technical1992 1940 Daily Mirror 17 May 5/2 Over a quarter of a million had applied to join Britain's parashooters by midnight on Wednesday, the War Office stated last night. 1944 Ourselves in Wartime 129 The village men lined up..to join the local Defence Volunteers. The ‘Parashooters’ they called themselves in those days, when everyone thought the enemy might drop on us from the sky. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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