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trouper|ˈtruːpə(r)|
Also trooper.
[f. troupe + -er1.]
1. An actor or performer belonging to a troupe.
1890B. Hall Turnover Club 160 As the ‘troupers’ come into the station where I sat, they were a sorry-looking lot. 1912L. J. Vance Destroying Angel (1913) vi. 77 I'm as superstitious as any trooper in the profession. 1946Boston Transcript Sept. 6/2 A little knot of interested troupers were looking on as Joe and I met. 1973‘D. Rutherford’ Kick Start i. 8 A good trouper can still shimmy in her fifties.
2. transf. A reliable, uncomplaining person; a staunch supporter or colleague. Freq. with qualifying adj., as good trouper. colloq.
1959P. Bull I know Face xi. 194 The phrase ‘she's a trouper’ now has an old-fashioned and faintly derogatory air and is usually bandied about when someone continues to play with a high temperature or a shattering bereavement. 1961Times 6 July 5/5 Chapman is a good trouper, and..he has a fine record of consistency in match and stroke play. 1976D. Francis In Frame iv. 70, I don't think you're selfish at all. In fact, Maisie, I think you're a proper trouper. |