Usually means: Soldier trained to parachute deploy.
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We found 21 dictionaries that define the word paratrooper:

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  1. paratrooper: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. paratrooper: Merriam-Webster
  3. paratrooper: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. paratrooper: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. paratrooper: Vocabulary.com
  6. Paratrooper, paratrooper: Wordnik
  7. paratrooper: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. paratrooper: Wiktionary
  9. paratrooper: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. paratrooper: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. paratrooper: Dictionary.com
  12. paratrooper: Online Etymology Dictionary
  13. paratrooper: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  14. Paratrooper (ride), Paratrooper (video game), Paratrooper: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. paratrooper: Rhymezone
  16. paratrooper: FreeDictionary.org
  17. paratrooper: Mnemonic Dictionary
  18. paratrooper: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. paratrooper: Encyclopedia

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▸ noun:  A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

Similar:
para, parachutist, parachuter, pararescueman, jumpmaster, parajumper, chutist, paraglider, drifter, stormtrooper, more...

Opposite:
ground soldier, infantryman, foot soldier

Types:
airborne, ranger, special forces, pathfinder, jumpmaster, static line, freefall, HALO, more...

Adjectives:
former, young, german, american, british, old, french, first, israeli, dead, tough


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Similar:
para, parachutist, parachuter, pararescueman, jumpmaster, parajumper, chutist, paraglider, drifter, stormtrooper, more...

Opposite:
ground soldier, infantryman, foot soldier

Types:
airborne, ranger, special forces, pathfinder, jumpmaster, static line, freefall, HALO, more...

Adjectives:
former, young, german, american, british, old, french, first, israeli, dead, tough



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