Trooper
noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of trooper. alt-of
- 3 a soldier mounted on horseback wordnet
- 4 A cavalry horse; a charger.
- 5 a soldier in a motorized army unit wordnet
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- 6 A soldier.
- 7 a mounted police officer wordnet
- 8 A troopship. British
"She was built by William Denny & Bros. Ltd., and launched in 1939, but went immediately on active service as a trooper."
- 9 a state police officer wordnet
- 10 Ellipsis of state trooper. US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 11 A mounted policeman. Australia
- 12 Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) . alt-of, colloquial, figuratively, misspelling
"He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend."
- 1 To work as a trooper.
"Maybe I should quit troopering and hire on with Global Harvest."
- 2 To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.
"Carrie handed out tools, helped hold a measuring tape, and troopered on where she could,"
Example
More examples"Sami is a former state trooper."
Etymology
From troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (“member of an acting troupe”) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.
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