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trooper

[troo-per]

troop·er

[troo-per]
noun
1.
a horse-cavalry soldier.
2.
a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.
4.
a cavalry horse.
5.
Chiefly British. a troopship.
6.
like a trooper, with great energy, enthusiasm, or display: He swears like a trooper.

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Trooper is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.

Origin:
1630–40; troop + -er1

trooper, trouper.
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trooper (ˈtruːpə)
 
n
1.  a soldier in a cavalry regiment
2.  (US), (Austral) a mounted policeman
3.  (US) a state policeman
4.  a cavalry horse
5.  informal chiefly (Brit) a troopship

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Idioms & Phrases

trooper

see swear like a trooper.

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