English language

How to pronounce parachutist in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms parachute jumper, parachuter
Type of jumper
Has types skydiver
Derivation parachute

Examples of parachutist

parachutist
Discover what befell the wartime parachutist who landed in the ruined cloisters.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Although officially a parachutist-commando, Jacques Mesrine volunteered for special duty.
From the independent.co.uk
She has been a parachutist, a mountain-biker, a rock-climber and a skier.
From the cnn.com
They place great demands on the judgment and skill of the parachutist.
From the sciencedaily.com
The cause of Sunday's accident that claimed the life of a parachutist remains under investigation.
From the stltoday.com
In fact a skysurfer always falls at a high speed comparable to any other freefalling parachutist.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It struck the moon no harder than a parachutist hits the earth.
From the time.com
He was an infantryman and was awarded the parachutist badge, said Army spokesman Lt. Col. Nathan Banks.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Walton, a qualified parachutist attached to the outfit, crawled in with them, was soon over France.
From the time.com
More examples
  • A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
  • (parachuting) jump: descent with a parachute; "he had done a lot of parachuting in the army"
  • Anyone who uses a canopy or airfoil to descend an altitude, with (freefall) or without (static line) a delay in deployment.
  • In this scene, Hugo parachutes directly to the witch's secret hideout in the forest. The player must steer Hugo to avoid obstacles such as birds and storm clouds, while collecting bags of gold.
  • Was a character originally intended for the novel but was removed at the request of the publishers. He was a paedophile who represented paedophilia as he violated the boys. ...