paratroopern.

Brit.

/ˈparətruːpə/, U.S.

/ˈpɛrəˌtrupər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, trooper n.

Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + trooper n. Compare paratroop n.

1. A soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft by parachute; = paratroop n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > paratrooper

skyman1910

paratroop1937

paratrooper1940

para-skier1942

trooper1942

para1958

1940 Life 8 July 20/2 The Despatch, seeking to educate its readers to recognize enemy planes, printed this verse: Engines three and engines four? There's a Nazi at the door. If the fly's head comes in view, may be paratroopers too.

1941 Time 4 Aug. 20/1 The paratroopers..had never been in an airplane when it was landed.

1962 Times 29 Mar. 15/5 For the paratroopers the sheer luck of their landing place meant..the difference between a swift regrouping or death in the air.

1981 R. Westall Scarecrows v. 38 Simon surveyed the steaming block of paratroopers as they tramped past in forty-two pounds of webbing equipment.

2003 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 28 Mar. 1 Paratroopers dropped on to an airfield less than 50km from the Turkish border.

2. An aircraft designed to transport paratroops. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > transporting troops or military supplies

troop-carrier1923

transport plane1945

paratrooper1946

1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 180 There were..three distinct types of Halifax Glider Tugs and Paratroopers.

1956 Flight 8 June 748/2 As a paratrooper the Beverley carries 70 soldiers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paratrooper
释义	paratroopern. Brit. /ˈparətruːpə/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌtrupər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: para- comb. form¹, trooper n. Etymology: < para- comb. form¹ + trooper n. Compare paratroop n. 1. A soldier trained to be dropped from an aircraft by parachute; = paratroop n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier by branch of army > [noun] > paratrooper skyman1910 paratroop1937 paratrooper1940 para-skier1942 trooper1942 para1958 1940 Life 8 July 20/2 The Despatch, seeking to educate its readers to recognize enemy planes, printed this verse: Engines three and engines four? There's a Nazi at the door. If the fly's head comes in view, may be paratroopers too. 1941 Time 4 Aug. 20/1 The paratroopers..had never been in an airplane when it was landed. 1962 Times 29 Mar. 15/5 For the paratroopers the sheer luck of their landing place meant..the difference between a swift regrouping or death in the air. 1981 R. Westall Scarecrows v. 38 Simon surveyed the steaming block of paratroopers as they tramped past in forty-two pounds of webbing equipment. 2003 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 28 Mar. 1 Paratroopers dropped on to an airfield less than 50km from the Turkish border. 2. An aircraft designed to transport paratroops. rare. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > used in warfare > transporting troops or military supplies troop-carrier1923 transport plane1945 paratrooper1946 1946 R.A.F. Jrnl. May 180 There were..three distinct types of Halifax Glider Tugs and Paratroopers. 1956 Flight 8 June 748/2 As a paratrooper the Beverley carries 70 soldiers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1940
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