jumpmaster

English

Etymology

jump +‎ master

Noun

jumpmaster (plural jumpmasters)

  1. One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
    • 2007 July 19, Thom Shanker, “Gen. Wayne A. Downing, 67, Special Operations Leader, Dies”, in New York Times‎:
      He was certified as an Army Ranger master parachutist and free-fall jumpmaster.
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