parashotn.

Brit.

/ˈparəʃɒt/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌʃɑt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, shot n.¹

Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + shot n.¹, punningly after parachute n. Compare parashoot n., parashoot v., parashooter n.

colloquial. Now historical.

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

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 Express 16 May 3/1 Parashots—the new Local Defence Volunteers now being enrolled to deal with paratroops dropped from planes—will have uniforms of overall material.

1941 A. Christie N or M? vi. 85 I've got to go to a meeting about this Parashot business, raising a corps of local volunteers.

1990 Mil. Illustr. Past & Present Sept. 31/4 Not surprisingly, at this time members of the LDV were also known as ‘parashots’.

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

单词	parashot
释义	parashotn. Brit. /ˈparəʃɒt/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌʃɑt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, shot n.¹ Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + shot n.¹, punningly after parachute n. Compare parashoot n., parashoot v., parashooter n. colloquial. Now historical. In the Second World War (1939–45): a member of the British Home Guard whose task was to shoot down enemy parachutists. 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 Express 16 May 3/1 Parashots—the new Local Defence Volunteers now being enrolled to deal with paratroops dropped from planes—will have uniforms of overall material. 1941 A. Christie N or M? vi. 85 I've got to go to a meeting about this Parashot business, raising a corps of local volunteers. 1990 Mil. Illustr. Past & Present Sept. 31/4 Not surprisingly, at this time members of the LDV were also known as ‘parashots’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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