trooper
/ˈtɹuːpə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cavalry horse; a charger.
noun
A soldier.
verb
To work as a trooper.
Example Sentences
- "She was built by William Denny & Bros. Ltd., and launched in 1939, but went immediately on active service as a 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 Oldsmobile backed into the site of the Dutchburn house. Kellie said she felt deeply repulsed by the image."
- "He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend."
- "Because his father and brothers were in the department, he had to be. She knew he was never really comfortable with the job but still he did it like a trooper."
- "Maybe I should quit troopering and hire on with Global Harvest."
- "Carrie handed out tools, helped hold a measuring tape, and troopered on where she could,"
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage
- American usage
- Australian usage
- Colloquial
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Law.
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
curse like a trooper
grouper trooper
moss-trooper
smoke like a trooper
storm trooper
swear like a trooper
trooper hat