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- [troo-per]
- /ˈtru pər/
- /ˈtruː.pər/
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- [troo-per]
- /ˈtru pər/
Definitions of trooper word
- noun trooper a horse-cavalry soldier. 1
- noun trooper a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback. 1
- noun trooper state trooper. 1
- noun trooper a cavalry horse. 1
- noun trooper Chiefly British. a troopship. 1
- idioms trooper like a trooper, with great energy, enthusiasm, or display: He swears like a trooper. 1
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Origin of trooper
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40; troop + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Trooper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
trooper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trooper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trooper
noun trooper
- battler — a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo.
- cannon fodder — If someone in authority regards people they are in charge of as cannon fodder, they do not care if these people are harmed or lost in the course of their work.
- carabiniere — an Italian national policeman
- carabinieri — a member of the Italian national police force, organized as a military unit and charged with maintaining public security and order as well as assisting local police.
- commando — A commando is a group of soldiers who have been specially trained to carry out surprise attacks.
Antonyms for trooper
noun trooper
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
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