Parachutist

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  parachuter \par"a*chut`er\, parachutist \par`a*chut"ist\, n.
     One who descends from a high altitude to the ground by means
     of a parachute, especially one who does so for sport or in a
     military operation.
     [PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  parachutist
       n : a person who jumps from aircraft using a parachute [syn: {parachuter},
            {parachute jumper}]