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(chiefly in journalistic use) a parachutist; a paratrooper.
A soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft by parachute; = paratrooper, n. 1. Usually in plural.
A soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft by parachute; = paratroop, n.
a paraski trooper or competitor.
A paratrooper. Originally U.S.
A paratrooper; (British) spec. a member of the Parachute Regiment.