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- noun Plural form of
parachutist .
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Examples
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For more than 15 years, Rod Nordland has been one of NEWSWEEK's best "parachutists" - a correspondent who can jump into a chaotic situation and come back with a gripping, incisive story.
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All Parachute trained members of the Airborne Forces including the PARA are parachutists, that is the trade.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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All Parachute trained members of the Airborne Forces including the PARA are parachutists, that is the trade.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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All Parachute trained members of the Airborne Forces including the PARA are parachutists, that is the trade.
Army Rumour Service 2010
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And, of course, certain specialists (such as parachutists) receive additional special pay, currently £4.85 per day.
What is wrong with these gormless hacks? Richard 2006
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I am getting increasingly irritated by the stream of conspiracy theories about Labour's parliamentary selection process coming from Peter Kenyon at his blog PPCs and reinforce a media narrative about "parachutists" etc. that is coming not from the left but from the Daily Mail.
British Blogs Luke's Blog 2010
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For most of the journey, she and Betty observed a nervous silence and gleaned little about their fellow guinea pigs except that they were destined to be parachutists.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The handsome parachutists all went straight to bed, and the only ones who stayed up and got drunk were the psychologists, accompanied by Betty and Jane.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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Paul was unexpectedly pleased with the parachute wings—embossed gold embroidery worn on the right breast of his new wool uniform—that he was awarded by the general of the Chinese Commandos in gratitude for the part he had played in helping to train the first unit of Chinese parachutists.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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Paul was unexpectedly pleased with the parachute wings—embossed gold embroidery worn on the right breast of his new wool uniform—that he was awarded by the general of the Chinese Commandos in gratitude for the part he had played in helping to train the first unit of Chinese parachutists.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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