parachutist
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4.5
- noun
- /ˈpɛrəˌʃutɪst/
:
paracaidista
- As the plane flew above, I could see several parachutists jumping into the vast blue sky.
- fifteen parachutists
- second parachutist
- first parachutist
Examples
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The fifteen tanned parachutists stood patiently with their towels around their waists.
Fiction book (2001) -
Mom, meanwhile, was waving at the parachutists as though welcoming them home from war.
Fiction book (2001) -
Go back and report there is a British parachutist at large.
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I was walking my post and I looked up and there were German parachutists looking down at me.
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A Russian parachutist on Gloucester Island?
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You realize the Resistance dropped two parachutists just outside of the city last night.
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Constantly, we were on the watch for parachutists, but we did not see them.
Fiction book (2000) -
"I can see you're surprised to see me, little one," the parachutist said.
Fiction book (2001) -
Just then, one of the parachutists, whose name was Greg, stepped forward.
Fiction book (2001) -
They say they've seen parachutists land up in the hills.
Synonyms
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3.1
An athlete who jumps in events like the high or long jump
10
4.2
A person who jumps from a plane and uses a parachute to land
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4.1
A person who jumps from a plane and uses a big cloth to slow their fall
A person who jumps from a plane using a large cloth to slow their fall
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Parachutist comes from the word parachute, made of para- meaning 'against' and chute meaning 'fall', plus -ist meaning 'person', like in artist. So a parachutist is literally a person who uses a parachute to protect 'against' a 'fall'.