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trooper
[ troo-per ]
/ Ėtru pÉr /
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noun
a horse-cavalry soldier.
a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.
a cavalry horse.
Chiefly British. a troopship.
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Idioms about trooper
like a trooper, with great energy, enthusiasm, or display: He swears like a trooper.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH trooper
trooper , trouperWords nearby trooper
trondhjemite, trone, tronk, troop, troop carrier, trooper, troopship, troostite, trop, tropaeolin, tropaeolum
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British Dictionary definitions for trooper
trooper
/ (ĖtruĖpÉ) /
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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Other Idioms and Phrases with trooper
trooper
see swear like a trooper.
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