trooper
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pər 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 (ˈtruːpə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
It's easy to see how that little wood sprite went on to study ecology and fashioned himself into an environmental shock trooper.
Another driver then slammed into the pulled-over car, instantly killing the trooper who was standing next to it.
Cushy describes the trooper's dreamed-of easy life there.
In the foreground is a clone trooper that did not actually move.
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