paratroop

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noun

A company of paratroopers.

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Meanings

paratroop1

nounparatroop (plural paratroops)

plural paratroops

  1. A company of paratroopers.

paratroop2

verbparatroop (third-person singular simple present paratroops, present participle paratrooping, simple past and past participle paratrooped)

present singular third person paratroops · participle present paratrooping · participle past paratrooped · past paratrooped

  1. intransitiveTo serve as a paratrooper.

Origin

paratroop · verb

Back-formation from paratrooper.

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APA

paratroop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratroop

MLA

“paratroop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratroop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paratroop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paratroop.

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