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PARACHUTIST
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parachutist mean?
• PARACHUTIST (noun)
The noun PARACHUTIST has 1 sense:
1. a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
Familiarity information: PARACHUTIST used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
parachute jumper; parachuter; parachutist
Hypernyms ("parachutist" is a kind of...):
jumper (a person who jumps)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parachutist"):
skydiver (a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord)
Derivation:
parachute (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)
parachute (jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute)
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