paratrooper

Blend of parachute +‎ trooper.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/

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• (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpæɹətɹupəɹ/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛɹətɹupəɹ/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈpaɹətɹʉpəɹ/

paratrooper (plural paratroopers)

1. A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
   • 1992, Yanchi (权延赤) Quan, “Mao Enjoys a Challenge”, in Wang Wenjiong, transl., edited by Gale Hadfield, 走下神坛的毛泽东 [Mao Zedong: Man, Not God]‎^[1], Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, published 1996, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 13:

     Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible.