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trooper^¹

/ˈtɹuːpə(ɹ)/

Sounds like trouper · Rhymes with -uːpə(ɹ)

Where it 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”.

noun troopers

A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
Similar: cavalryman, horse soldier, crewman, armored soldier, zipperhead, Tpr
A cavalry horse; a charger.
A soldier.
UK A troopship. She was built by William Denny & Bros. Ltd., and launched in 1939, but went immediately on active service as a trooper.
US, abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of state trooper After calling everyone they could think of and coming up empty, Kellie filed a missing persons report with the Vermont State Police. Two days later, Kellie and Bruce drove to the State Police barracks in St Albans to drop off their daughter’s photographs. A trooper showed them a picture of the green
Australia A mounted policeman.
colloquial, figuratively, misspelling Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) . He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend.
Similar: survivor, tough cookie

verb troopers · troopering · troopered

To work as a trooper. Maybe I should quit troopering and hire on with Global Harvest.
To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint. Carrie handed out tools, helped hold a measuring tape, and troopered on where she could,

Trooper^²

noun Troopers

Alternative letter-case form of trooper

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: cavalryman, state trooper, soldier, serviceman, solider, soldiering, pte, patrolman, policeman, police, officer, rider, warrior, detective, escort, knight

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noun a soldier

Español	tropa
Français	troupier
Italiano	soldato
Ελληνικά	στρατιωτικός stratiotikós

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@misc{trooper_2026,
  title = {trooper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trooper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}