trooper
18
5.8
- noun
- /ˈtruːpər/
:
soldado
- The young trooper was trained to operate armored vehicles on the battlefield.
- storm trooper
- state trooper
- Cavalry trooper
Examples
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During the parade, the trooper proudly rode alongside his fellow soldiers.
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One of those troopers was a rookie.
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Before that, he was a state trooper, and before that, he was in the army.
Fiction book (1994) -
We're going to actually get a another trooper perhaps in the rear ranks.
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The Lieutenant said that Jack Deth was a Trooper.
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My troopers found seven graves.
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As the trooper jogged toward the destroyer, improving the odds a bit in our favor,
Fiction book (1991) -
Official records say the Union troopers were loafing about after a meal and were unprepared when the Rebels struck.
Academic text (2009) -
One of the troopers, impassive in his sunglasses and hat, peers in through Crawford's window.
Fiction book (1991) -
After months of rigorous training, the trooper was ready to join the cavalry unit.
Synonyms
∞
1.1
A person who serves in an army and fights for their country
2
8.1
A soldier who fights on horseback or in vehicles
A woman soldier who fights while riding horses or in armored vehicles
A soldier who fights on horseback
Compounds
1
9.5
A member of a Nazi armed group that used violence before and during World War II
- Archaic
A person who attacks and steals from people in border bogs between England and Scotland in the 1600s
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word trooper comes from troop ('a group of soldiers') plus the ending -er ('one who'), so it simply means a member of a troop. It was used first for cavalry who rode horses and later for soldiers in armored or motorized units, which is why a trooper today is a soldier in a cavalry or armored unit.