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SKYDIVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does skydiver mean?
• SKYDIVER (noun)
The noun SKYDIVER has 1 sense:
1. a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord
Familiarity information: SKYDIVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("skydiver" is a kind of...):
parachute jumper; parachuter; parachutist (a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute)
Derivation:
sky dive; skydive (jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute)
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