parachutist

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English

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Etymology

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parachute +‎ -ist

Noun

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parachutist (plural parachutists)

  1. Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.
    • 2002, Eric Anderson, The Man Who Cried Orange, page 239:
      I waited and he came to the point: he wanted me simply to talk to a patient he had inherited, a sports parachutist who had Roman Candled into a tree and broken and disarticulated his back.
    • 2022, Chris Pratt, Four Brothers in the Pacific War:
      Some hit the rocky outcrops
      Some fell into the sea
      Some even 'Roman Candled'
      (A parachutist I would never be)
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See also

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed. Equivalent to parachute +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpaː.raː.ʃyˈtɪst/
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  • Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧chu‧tist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

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parachutist m (plural parachutisten, diminutive parachutistje n, feminine parachutiste)

  1. parachutist