Definition of parachutist in US English:
parachutist
nounˈperəˌSHo͞odəstˈpɛrəˌʃudəst
A person who uses a parachute.
Example sentencesExamples
- Army parachutists drop into the ocean from a C - 130 Hercules as part of Exercise Swift Eagle.
- The single-engined Cessna had taken off from Dunkeswell airfield with the five parachutists on board, all of whom were going to make a drop over the Devon countryside.
- AN EXPERIENCED parachutist died after his parachute failed to open during a 13,000 ft jump on Sunday.
- I didn't have a lot of time to prepare for the parachute landing and, not being a parachutist, this was new to me.
- The parachutists landed within a two-mile radius of their downed bomber.