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Paratrooper

//ˈpæɹətɹuːpə// noun

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

    "Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible."

  2. 2
    a soldier in the paratroops wordnet

Etymology

Blend of parachute + trooper.

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