trooper
- a horse-cavalry soldier.
- a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.
- state trooper.
- a cavalry horse.
- Chiefly British. a troopship.
- like a trooper, with great energy, enthusiasm, or display: He swears like a trooper.
Origin of trooper
Related Words for trooper
fighter, mercenary, guerrilla, veteran, guard, officer, volunteer, marine, pilot, paratrooper, trooper, commando, soldier, hero, champion, detective, deputy, policeman, constable, marshalExamples from the Web for trooper
Contemporary Examples of trooper
The trooper reached with her right hand for her expandable baton.
And the trooper says, ‘Has anybody you know that lives near the girls been up to this camp?’
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York TownE. Jean Carroll
April 19, 2014
Five days after the trooper was pulled over, Heldund was relieved of his duties.
But make no mistake: she also was a dedicated team player who could line up behind her commander and take orders like a trooper.
We fielded the panicked calls, encouraged Wayne, who was a trooper and persuaded the rest of the cast to stay.
Historical Examples of trooper
I believe the soldier swore like a trooper, and it was really quite excusable.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
And as he went a trooper followed him, with orders to track him till daylight.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
McBain signed to the trooper at the rear of the wagon and the man stripped the cover off.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
With obvious disgust he signed again to the trooper to replace the cover.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum
On the opposite wall the light of the trooper's lanthorn fell brightly.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
trooper
- a soldier in a cavalry regiment
- US and Australian a mounted policeman
- US a state policeman
- a cavalry horse
- informal, mainly British a troopship
Word Origin and History for trooper
1630s, "soldier in a cavalry troop," agent noun from troop. Extended to "mounted policeman" (1858, in Australian) then to "state policeman" (U.S.) by 1911.
Idioms and Phrases with trooper
trooper
see swear like a trooper.