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Meanings of paratrooper in English

Russian
десантник
Portuguese
paraquedistas militares
Spanish
paracaidista militar
Catalan
forces aerotransportades
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Military parachutists functioning as part of an airborne force.

          Related terms
          десантник
          Portuguese
          paraquedista
          Catalan
          paracaigudista
          Spanish
          paracaidista

          A soldier in the paratroops.

                paraquedista
                Usage of paratrooper in English
                1
                He'd be like a paratrooper dropped into enemy territory without a map.
                The Slab
                2
                Henry did a quick side-roll like a paratrooper and was up again.
                IT
                3
                A Bloody Sunday paratrooper today claimed that his colleagues fired without justification.
                The Irish Times
                4
                I think it's embarrassing to be a paratrooper and openly ask for help.
                BBC
                5
                One stopped in front of him and a paratrooper leapt out.
                The Irish Times
                6
                But those few seconds have shadowed the ageing paratrooper's whole life.
                The Guardian
                7
                A former paratrooper today dismissed suggestions he shot a woman on Bloody Sunday.
                The Irish Times
                8
                A British paratrooper today claimed he shot a nail bomber on Bloody Sunday.
                The Irish Times
                9
                Now, days after I became a qualified paratrooper, I would take on that role.
                The other wes moore: one name, two fates
                10
                The 44-year-old paratrooper-turned-politician said he would be a "soldier of the people".
                The Irish Times
                11
                A recently landed paratrooper put his video camera on the ground to film them.
                The new yorker
                12
                Ian told them about his older brother, who was a paratrooper in the army.
                News.com.au
                13
                On the breast pocket of his BDU was the badge of a master paratrooper.
                A knife edge
                14
                Both men were in the army in 1969 and Trush was a paratrooper, too.
                The tiger: a true story of vengeance and survival
                15
                One of those killed was a French paratrooper whose death was announced by Paris.
                Reuters
                16
                I am a former U.S. Army paratrooper who became a private military contractor in Africa.
                Reuters
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