Explore Parachutist through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like jumper. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Parachutist meaning
Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.
Synonyms of Parachutist
Using Parachutist
- The main meaning on this page is: Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.
- Useful related words include: parachuter, parachute jumper, jumper.
Context around Parachutist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Parachutist
- In this selection, "parachutist" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, qualified, alpini, experienced and regiment stand out and add context to how "parachutist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 4th alpini parachutist regiment monte and a qualified parachutist who served. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "parachutist" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with parachutist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A second smaller unit is the 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment "Monte Cervino". (12 words)
The parachute is not efficient when towed and is primarily used for skydiving where the parachutist can fully control the direction. (21 words)
I know you are not allowed to shoot a parachutist in the air, but it’s cool if you shoot him on the ground. (24 words)
Beltrame, in his mid-40s, was a qualified parachutist who served for a spell in Iraq in 2005 and also worked as part of the elite Republican Guard that protects the French president’s Elysee Place offices and residence in Paris, Macron said. (43 words)
Unfortunately, after landing the wind blew him to the side, and he slid down the north leg to his death. citation The accident was witnessed by several people, including Swyers' wife, also a parachutist. (34 words)
No experienced parachutist would have jumped in the pitch-black night, in the rain, with a 200-mile-an-hour wind in his face, wearing loafers and a trench coat. (30 words)
Example sentences (6)
Beltrame, in his mid-40s, was a qualified parachutist who served for a spell in Iraq in 2005 and also worked as part of the elite Republican Guard that protects the French president’s Elysee Place offices and residence in Paris, Macron said.
I know you are not allowed to shoot a parachutist in the air, but it’s cool if you shoot him on the ground.
A second smaller unit is the 4th Alpini Parachutist Regiment "Monte Cervino".
No experienced parachutist would have jumped in the pitch-black night, in the rain, with a 200-mile-an-hour wind in his face, wearing loafers and a trench coat.
The parachute is not efficient when towed and is primarily used for skydiving where the parachutist can fully control the direction.
Unfortunately, after landing the wind blew him to the side, and he slid down the north leg to his death. citation The accident was witnessed by several people, including Swyers' wife, also a parachutist.