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trooper
troopersoldier or police officer: He was a state trooper.
Not to be confused with:trouper – actor; dependable person: He’s always on time—a real trouper.troop·er T0377400 (tro͞o′pər)n.1. a. A member of a unit of cavalry.b. A cavalry horse.2. a. A mounted police officer.b. A state police officer.3. also trouper A reliable, uncomplaining, often hard-working person.trooper (ˈtruːpə) n1. (Military) a soldier in a cavalry regiment2. (Law) US and Austral a mounted policeman3. (Law) US a state policeman4. (Military) a cavalry horse5. (Military) informal chiefly Brit a troopshiptroop•er (ˈtru pər)
n. 1. a mounted police officer. 2. state trooper. 3. a cavalry soldier. 4. a cavalry horse. [1630–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit cavalrymancavalry, horse cavalry, horse - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention" | | 2. |  trooper - a mounted policeman police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" | | 3. |  trooper - a state police officer state trooperpolice officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" | | 4. |  trooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"cavalrymancavalry - a highly mobile army unitcuirassier - a cavalryman equipped with a cuirassdragoon - a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymenhussar - a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dresslancer - (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lanceRough Rider - a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention" |
Translationstroop (truːp) noun1. a group of ordinary soldiers. 部隊 部队2. a crowd or collection (of people or animals). A troop of visitors arrived. 一群 一群 verb to go in a group. They all trooped into his office. 結隊、成群而行 结队、成群而行ˈtrooper noun an ordinary soldier. 士兵 士兵troops noun plural soldiers. 士兵，軍隊 士兵，军队 trooper
swear like a trooperTo use profanities or vulgar language very freely and fluently. (An allusion to the rough language presumed to be used by military personnel.) My granny is the sweetest old lady you'll ever meet, but she swears like a trooper when she gets on the topic of something or someone she doesn't like.See also: like, swear, trooperlie like a trooperTo lie often and barefacedly. My brother lies like a trooper to get out of trouble with our parents. I just can't understand how they still believe him at this stage. You know you have true power when you can lie like a trooper, know that people don't believe you, and know that they'll go along with what you say regardless.See also: lie, like, trooperswear like a trooperto curse and swear with great facility. (The trooper here refers to a soldier.) Mrs. Wilson was known to swear like a trooper on occasion. The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying.See also: like, swear, trooperswear like a trooperFreely utter profanity or obscenity, as in The teacher was shocked when she heard one of the fathers begin to swear like a trooper. The troopers in this term were the cavalry, who were singled out for their swearing from the early 1700s on. See also: like, swear, trooperswear like a trooper If someone swears like a trooper, they swear a lot. Mo was rude and abusive and swore like a trooper. Note: Nouns such as sailor or marine are sometimes used instead of trooper. The show has a heroine who drinks like a fish and swears like a sailor. Note: A trooper is a soldier. See also: like, swear, trooperlie like a trooper tell lies constantly and flagrantly. Compare with swear like a trooper (at swear).See also: lie, like, trooperswear like a trooper swear a great deal. A trooper was originally a private soldier in a cavalry unit. Troopers were proverbial for their coarse behaviour and bad language at least as early as the mid 18th century: in Pamela ( 1739–40 ), Samuel Richardson writes ‘she curses and storms at me like a Trooper’. Compare with lie like a trooper (at lie).See also: like, swear, trooperswear like a ˈtrooper (old-fashioned, British English) use many swear words; use bad language: She’s only fourteen, but she swears like a trooper.A trooper is a soldier.See also: like, swear, trooperswear like a trooper in. to curse and swear with great facility. The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying. See also: like, swear, trooperswear like a trooper, toTo spew forth profanity and/or obscenity. The troopers in question were the cavalry, who probably were no more apt to swear than other military men. Nevertheless, they were singled out from the early eighteenth century on, beginning with the unknown author of The Devil to Pay at St. James’s (1727).See also: like, sweartrooper
trooper1. US and Austral a mounted policeman 2. US a state policeman AcronymsSeeTPRtrooper
Synonyms for troopernoun a soldier in a motorized army unitSynonymsRelated Words- cavalry
- horse cavalry
- horse
- soldier
noun a mounted policemanRelated Words- police officer
- policeman
- officer
noun a state police officerSynonymsRelated Words- police officer
- policeman
- officer
noun a soldier mounted on horsebackSynonymsRelated Words- cavalry
- cuirassier
- dragoon
- hussar
- lancer
- Rough Rider
- soldier
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