Noun: paratrooper 'per-u,troo-pur [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,troo-pu(r) [Brit]
- A soldier in the paratroops
"The paratrooper jumped from the plane during the military exercise";
- para[2] [informal]
Derived forms: paratroopers
Type of: pongo [Brit, informal], soldier
Part of: paratroops
Encyclopedia: Paratrooper