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/ˈpæɹətɹuːpə/ · noun
A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft..
Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible.
Use paratrooper when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paratrooper means A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft..
Common synonyms include para.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Upon receiving intelligence reports about the massing of enemy paratroopers, General Peng Dehuai posted a defence regiment at Yan'an airfield, and requested that Mao leave Yan'an as soon as possible.
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