noun
paratrooper; parachutist
Military term for a soldier trained to parachute into operations.
落下傘兵が敵陣の背後に降下した。
Paratroopers descended behind enemy lines.
落下傘 means 'parachute' (the equipment), while 落下傘兵 refers to the soldier who uses it.
Compound of 落下傘 (parachute) + 兵 (soldier).