noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/
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US:/ˈpæɹətɹupəɹ/without the Mary–marry–merry merger
/ˈpɛɹətɹupəɹ/US, Mary–marry–merry merger
Scotland:/ˈpaɹətɹʉpəɹ/
CMU ARPABET:P EH1 R AH0 T R UW2 P ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
a soldier in the paratroops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: para
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soldier
History
Etymology
Blend of parachute + trooper.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
parashutist
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Arabic:
مِظَلِّيّ
(miẓalliyy)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Armenian:
պարաշյուտիստ
(parašyutist)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Armenian:
դեսանտավոր
(desantavor)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Azerbaijani:
paraşütçü
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Azerbaijani:
desantçı
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Belarusian:
дэса́нтнік
(desántnik)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Belarusian:
парашуты́ст
(parašutýst)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Bulgarian:
парашути́ст
(parašutíst)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Catalan:
paracaigudista
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Chinese Mandarin:
傘兵 /伞兵
(sǎnbīng)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Chinese Mandarin:
空降兵
(kōngjiàngbīng)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Czech:
výsadkář
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Danish:
faldskærmssoldat
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Danish:
faldskærmsjæger
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Dutch:
parachutist
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Estonian:
langevarjur
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Finnish:
laskuvarjojääkäri
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
French:
para
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
French:
parachutiste
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
French:
parachutiste militaire
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Galician:
paracaidista
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Galician:
paracaidista militar
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Georgian:
პარაშუტისტი
(ṗarašuṭisṭi)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Georgian:
მედესანტე
(medesanṭe)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
German:
Fallschirmjäger
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Greek:
αλεξιπτωτίστρια
(alexiptotístria)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Greek:
αλεξιπτωτιστής
(alexiptotistís)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Hebrew:
צַנְחָן
(tsankhán)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Hindi:
छतरी सैनिक
(chatrī sainik)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Hungarian:
ejtőernyős
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Italian:
paracadutista
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Italian:
paracadutista militare
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Japanese:
空挺兵
(kūteihei)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Kazakh:
десантшы
(desantşy)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Kazakh:
парашютші
(paraşütşı)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Kazakh:
парашютист
(paraşütist)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Korean:
공수부대
(gongsubudae)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Kyrgyz:
парашютист
(paraşyutist)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Latvian:
desantnieks
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Lithuanian:
parašiutininkas
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Lithuanian:
desantininkas
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Macedonian:
падо́бранец
(padóbranec)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Māori:
hōia heketau
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Norwegian Bokmål:
fallskjermsoldat
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Norwegian Nynorsk:
fallskjermsoldat
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Polish:
spadochroniarz
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Portuguese:
paraquedista
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Portuguese:
paraquedista militar
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Romanian:
parașutist
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Russian:
деса́нтник
(desántnik)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Russian:
парашюти́ст-деса́нтник
(parašutíst-desántnik)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Russian:
парашюти́ст
(parašutíst)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Serbo-Croatian:
падобра́нац
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Serbo-Croatian:
padobránac
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Slovak:
výsadkár
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Slovene:
padalec
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Spanish:
paracaidista
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Spanish:
paracaidista militar
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Swedish:
fallskärmsjägare
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Tagalog:
parasyutista
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Thai:
พลร่ม
(pon-lá-rôm)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Turkish:
paraşütçü asker
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Ukrainian:
деса́нтник
(desántnyk)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Ukrainian:
парашути́ст
(parašutýst)
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Uzbek:
desantchi
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Uzbek:
parashyutchi
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
Vietnamese:
lính dù
— soldier that parachutes from aircraft
