'chutist

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Noun

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'chutist (plural 'chutists)

  1. Alternative spelling of chutist
    • 1964, "Their Darkest Hour!" (page 12), The Avengers #7, Marvel Comics:
      [...] a complex gas-filled missile heads for the unsuspecting 'chutist!
    • 2022, James Essinger, One Man's Mountain:
      Roman candled is a term which describes when a parachute fails to fully deploy and the collapsed canopy, complete with its 'chutist, rapidly descends to the ground in a twisting, spinning motion.