trooper

Noun

a soldier in a motorized army unit
a mounted policeman
a state police officer
a soldier mounted on horseback
A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
A cavalry horse; a charger.
A soldier.
A troopship.
Ellipsis of state trooper.
A mounted policeman.
Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .
pl. -S a cavalryman

Verb

To work as a trooper.
To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.

Examples

"He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend."

Origin / Etymology

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”.

Synonyms

cavalryman, state trooper, Tpr, armored soldier, crewman, horse soldier, survivor, tough cookie, zipperhead

Scrabble Score: 9

trooper: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
trooper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
trooper: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

trooper is a valid Words With Friends word