trooper
noun · verbB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
Đồng nghĩa: cavalryman, horse soldier, crewman, armored soldier, zipperhead, Tpr
- 2.
(military) A cavalry horse; a charger.
- 3.
(military) A soldier.
- 4.
(British)(British, nautical, military) A troopship.
- 5.
(US, abbreviation, alt of, ellipsis)(US, law enforcement) Ellipsis of state trooper.
- 6.
(Australia)(Australia, law enforcement) A mounted policeman.
- 7.
(alt of, colloquial, figuratively, misspelling)(figurative, colloquial) Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .
He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend.
Đồng nghĩa: survivor, tough cookie
Động từ
verb- 1.
To work as a trooper.
- 2.
To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.
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From troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (member of an acting troupe) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.