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Definition of Trooper

1. Noun. A soldier in a motorized army unit.

2. Noun. A mounted policeman.

3. Noun. A state police officer.

4. Noun. A soldier mounted on horseback. "A cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"

Definition of Trooper

1. n. A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.

2. n. A mounted policeman.

Definition of Trooper

1. Noun. (military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour. Abbreviated Tpr. ¹

2. Noun. A cavalry horse; charger. ¹

3. Noun. A soldier. ¹

4. Noun. (British) A troopship. ¹

5. Noun. (American English) A state trooper. ¹

6. Noun. One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Trooper

1. a cavalryman [n -S] - See also: cavalryman

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trooper

trones tronk tronks trons troo troodontid troodontids troolie troolies troop

troop carrier troop movement troop transport troopbird trooped trooper (current term) troopers troopfowl troopial troopials

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Literary usage of Trooper

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1. The Rough Riders by Theodore Roosevelt (1899)
"Miller, John S trooper Died Aug. 17, 1898, of typhoid fever, ... Robinson, John F trooper Killed in action, July 2, 1898, near Santiago de Cuba. ..."

2. The Trooper's Manual: Or, Tactics for Light Dragoon and Mounted Riflemen by James Lucius Davis (1861)
"To fire to the right, the trooper executes what he did in firing to the front, except that he , does not turn towards the target when he comes in front of ..."

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