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单词 parachuter
释义

parachutern.

Brit. /ˈparəˌʃuːtə/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌʃudər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: parachute n., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < parachute n. + -er suffix1. Compare earlier parachutist n.
Now rare.
A parachutist.
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society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > parachutist
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1917 Waterloo (Iowa) Evening Courier 11 Apr. 12/1 The parachuter jumped at a given signal but his parachute failed to open.
1924 Stevens Point (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 15 July 4/3 (headline) Hard luck parachuter lands on a hard road.
1940 Amer. Speech 15 261/2 The German parachutists in the attack on the Low Countries in May were termed variously in newspaper headlines 'chutists, parashoots, and parachuters.
1941 R. Greenwood Mr. Bunting at War xvi. 221 I learnt it in case I meet any parachuters.
1988 J. McInerney Story of my Life iv. 61 It's kind of like what do you call it, a parachuter who won't let anyone else pack his parachute.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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