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paracaidista — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • gatecrasher noun A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
  • paratrooper noun A soldier trained to parachute into combat areas from an aircraft.
  • squatter noun Someone who lives in a building or on land without owning it or having permission.

Senses

paracaidista is used for these senses in English:

  • gatecrasher (slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
  • parachutist Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.
  • paratrooper A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.
  • squatter One who occupies a building or land without title or permission. [from 1788]

gatecrasher — full definition

  1. noun A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
  2. noun The groom or one of his groomsmen when partaking in the gatecrashing ritual of a traditional Chinese wedding.

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