parachutist

parachutist
parachuter par"a*chut`er, parachutist par`a*chut"ist, n. One who descends from a high altitude to the ground by means of a parachute, especially one who does so for sport or in a military operation. [PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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