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noun
A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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Synonyms: cavalryman, horse soldier, crewman, armored soldier, zipperhead, Tpr
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A cavalry horse; a charger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A soldier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
A troopship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war
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noun
Ellipsis of state trooper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
A mounted policeman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia
Topics: government, law-enforcement
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noun
Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, colloquial, figuratively, misspelling
Synonyms: survivor, tough cookie
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of trooper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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verb
To work as a trooper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a soldier mounted on horseback
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: cavalryman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soldier
Narrower terms: cuirassier, dragoon, hussar, lancer, Rough Rider
noun
a soldier in a motorized army unit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cavalryman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: soldier
noun
a mounted policeman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: policeman, police officer, officer
noun
a state police officer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: state trooper
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: policeman, police officer, officer
History
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”.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
