trooper

[ troo-per ]

/ ˈtru pər /

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noun

a horse-cavalry soldier.

a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.

state trooper.

a cavalry horse.

Chiefly British. a troopship.

Nearby words

trondhjemite, trone, tronk, troop, troop carrier, trooper, troopship, troostite, trop, trop-, trop.

Idioms

like a trooper, with great energy, enthusiasm, or display: He swears like a trooper.

Origin of trooper

First recorded in 1630–40; troop + -er¹

Can be confused

trooper trouper

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Examples from the Web for trooper

The trooper reached with her right hand for her expandable baton.
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And the trooper says, ‘Has anybody you know that lives near the girls been up to this camp?’
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Five days after the trooper was pulled over, Heldund was relieved of his duties.
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But make no mistake: she also was a dedicated team player who could line up behind her commander and take orders like a trooper.
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We fielded the panicked calls, encouraged Wayne, who was a trooper and persuaded the rest of the cast to stay.
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"Yes, I AM the man," says the trooper, stopping two or three stairs down.
Bleak House|Charles Dickens
A third man, a trooper named Gabor, was in the act of locking the door of the apartment.
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Moreover, he was very well pleased with the trooper's horse on which he was mounted.
Boscobel: or, the royal oak|William Harrison Ainsworth
Trooper Rose caught a horse, and hoisted his lieutenant into the saddle, and sent him out of danger.
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Then the men and women were ordered to come outside, and a trooper set fire to the straw.
Robbery Under Arms|Thomas Alexander Browne, AKA Rolf Boldrewood

British Dictionary definitions for trooper

trooper

/ (ˈtruːpə) /

noun

a soldier in a cavalry regiment

US and Australian a mounted policeman

US a state policeman

a cavalry horse

informal, mainly British a troopship

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Idioms and Phrases with trooper

trooper

see swear like a trooper.

trooper

noun

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