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PARACHUTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does parachuter mean?
• PARACHUTER (noun)
The noun PARACHUTER has 1 sense:
1. a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute
Familiarity information: PARACHUTER 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 ("parachuter" is a kind of...):
jumper (a person who jumps)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parachuter"):
skydiver (a person who jumps from a plane and performs various gymnastic maneuvers before pulling the parachute cord)
Derivation:
parachute (jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute)
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