How to pronounce smokejumper
American English pronunciation
SMOHK-jum-per
- IPA
- /ˈsmoʊkˌdʒʌmpɚ/
- Syllables
- SMOHK · jum · per (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What smokejumper means
A firefighter who parachutes in to fight wildfires
In a sentence: The smokejumper floated down from the plane to help stop the forest fire.
Where it comes from: It's smoke plus jumper, a name first used in the United States and Canada for firefighters who leap from planes into faraway forests.
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