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paratroop

/pˈɛɹətɹˌup/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
para-troop
IPA
/pˈɛɹətɹˌup/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A company of paratroopers.

verb

To serve as a paratrooper.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From para- + troop.

Usage

Inflected Forms

paratroops (plural) paratroops (present, singular) paratrooping (participle, present) paratrooped (participle, past) paratrooped (past)

Questions

How do you pronounce paratroop?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛɹətɹˌup/.
What does paratroop mean?
A company of paratroopers.
Where does paratroop come from?
From para- + troop.

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