trooper.
A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
Meaning & usage
A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
A cavalry horse; a charger.
A soldier.
A troopship.
Ellipsis of state trooper.
A mounted policeman.
Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .
He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend.
Where this word comes from
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”.
To work as a trooper.
To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.
Where this word comes from
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”.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.