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PARACHUTE JUMPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parachute jumper mean?
• PARACHUTE JUMPER (noun)
The noun PARACHUTE JUMPER has 1 sense:
1. a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
Familiarity information: PARACHUTE JUMPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
parachute jumper; parachuter; parachutist
Hypernyms ("parachute jumper" is a kind of...):
jumper (a person who jumps)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parachute jumper"):
skydiver (a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord)
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