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troper

1 9.5

A person who finds and explains common story patterns in books, films, and shows

noun
/ˈtroʊpər/

Jargon

: tropista

This troper spent hours cataloging the various plot devices commonly used in romantic comedies.

Examples

So then you multiply it 29 times 13 (Webb, Troper, and Fall 1995).

Academic text (1998)
A special thanks goes to Jonathan Troper, who provided valuable feedback on an earlier draft.

Academic text (1998)
And I'm a passive (read: non-contributing, but I wouldn't want to live without them) troper.

Blog text (30)
As an avid fan of storytelling, this troper often shares insights about character archetypes on the TVTropes forum.
At the convention, many tropers gathered to discuss the recurring themes they noticed in popular science fiction series.

Synonyms

expositor

vstroper

Formal

1 9.0

A person who explains ideas clearly, often in talks or writing

specializes in identifying and cataloging recurring narrative elements for a community

narratologist

vstroper

Literature

1 9.1

A person who studies how stories are made and work

focuses on finding and cataloging recurring themes and devices in media

How Knowledgeable

editor

∞ 3.0

troper

Jargon

1 9.5

contributor

193 3.6

book-reader

3 1.0

Surface Forms

troper singular

tropers plural

Morphology

troper = trope (semi-transparent) = trope + er

The form is easy to parse as 'trope' + '-er', but the TVTropes community sense is specialized and not fully predictable from the base alone.

Etymology

Troper now also means a person who finds and talks about common story devices called 'tropes', and the word comes from trope and Greek tropos meaning 'turn'. A troper is therefore someone who notices or collects those familiar 'turns' or patterns that keep showing up in stories.