trooper

Meaning

Verb

1. To work as a trooper.
2. To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.

Noun

1. A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
2. A cavalry horse; a charger.
3. A soldier.
4. (British) A troopship.
5. (US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of state trooper.
6. (Australia) A mounted policeman.
7. (alt-of, colloquial, figuratively, misspelling) Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .

Synonyms

cavalryman

soldier

cavalier

state trooper

guard

💂

equestrian

patrolman

horseman

motorcycle policeman

carabineer

cavalrywoman

dragoon

game warden

hussar

knight

marshal

paratrooper

rider

Translations

cavalier

ιππέας

soldado de caballería

Reiter

έφιππος

policia muntat

soldat de cavalleria

policial montado

Kavallerist

έφιππος αστυνομικός

Batterieladegerät

μέλος θίασου

فارِس

troupier

Ladegerät

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹuːpə(ɹ)/

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”.