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trooper

[ troo-per ]

noun

  1. a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.
  2. a soldier in a cavalry that uses horses.
  3. ³Ù°ù´Ç³Ü±è·±ð°ù. a persevering, dependable person who works hard or who bravely endures adversity:

    He's a real trooper, even when the going gets tough.

  4. a cavalry horse.
  5. Chiefly British. a troopship.


trooper

/ ˈ³Ù°ù³Ü˱èÉ™ /

noun

  1. a soldier in a cavalry regiment
  2. a mounted policeman
  3. a state policeman
  4. a cavalry horse
  5. informal.
    a troopship
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trooper1

First recorded in 1630–40; troop + -er 1
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Idioms and Phrases

see swear like a trooper .
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Clifford had been a trooper in The Queen's Dragoon Guards, but left the Army after two years in 2022, without seeing active service.

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"Nowhere will be safer than New Orleans now," he said, as he gestured at a small group of state troopers on Bourbon Street.

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Mr Watts later described the young woman as a "trooper" in an interview with Australia's ABC.

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Governor Ron DeSantis’ administration has worked hard to kneecap the rights-restoring proposal, reportedly sending state troopers to interrogate petition signers and threatening to prosecute television stations that run ads supporting the measure.

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State troopers now stand guard outside schools and government buildings.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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