parachute-jumper

A parachute-jumper descends gracefully from a clear blue sky.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute: "parachute-jumper" refers to an individual who leaps from an aircraft and descends to the ground with the aid of a parachute, typically for sport, military, or emergency purposes.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The parachute-jumper deployed his canopy at 3,000 feet. (The person who jumps with a parachute opened the fabric device at that altitude.)
  • She trained for months to become a skilled parachute-jumper. (She practiced to become proficient at jumping from aircraft with a parachute.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be a parachute-jumper of note": to be a particularly skilled or famous parachute-jumper.
  • He was a parachute-jumper of note, having completed over 500 jumps. (He was well-known for his many parachute descents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Parachute (n): a device used to slow the descent of a person or object through the air.

  • The parachute opened smoothly. (The fabric canopy inflated correctly.)

• Jumper (n): a person who jumps, especially from a height or into water.

  • The base jumper leaped off the cliff. (The person who jumps from a fixed structure.)

Synonyms

• Skydiver: a person who jumps from an aircraft and free-falls before opening a parachute.
• Paratrooper: a military parachute-jumper trained for combat operations.

Related Idioms

• Jump at the chance: to eagerly accept an opportunity (not directly related to parachuting, but uses "jump").
  • He jumped at the chance to become a parachute-jumper. (He eagerly accepted the opportunity to learn parachuting.)

Phrasal Verbs

• Jump out: to leap from a place, especially an aircraft.

  • The parachute-jumper jumped out of the plane at 10,000 feet. (He exited the aircraft in flight.)

• Bail out: to escape from an aircraft using a parachute.

  • The pilot had to bail out when the engine failed. (He used a parachute to leave the damaged plane.)