Parachutist

Quick meaning: Parachutist is a noun meaning Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.

Meaning

Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.

Example Sentences

Some hit the rocky outcrops Some fell into the sea Some even 'Roman Candled' (A parachutist I would never be)

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.

If any of the extreme sports can be considered truly high risk, then B.A.S.E. Jumping is that sport. […] Modern B.A.S.E. jumping is believed to have started in 1978, where daring parachutists first began jumping off of El Capitan, a 3,000 foot (915m) cliff high above Yosemite National Park.

Word Forms

• parachutists

Synonyms for parachutist

Depending on context, synonyms include parachuter.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include parachuter, chutist, paratrooper, parajumper, jumpmaster, paraglider.

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