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troop⋅er

  [troo-per]
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–noun
1. a horse-cavalry soldier.
2. a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.
3. state trooper.
4. a cavalry horse.
5. Chiefly British. a troopship.
—Idiom
6. like a trooper, with great energy, enthusiasm, or display: He swears like a trooper.
Origin:
1630–40; troop + -er 1
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troop·er   (trōō'pər)   
n.  

    1. A member of a unit of cavalry.

    2. A cavalry horse.

    3. A mounted police officer.

    4. A state police officer.

    1. A mounted police officer.

    2. A state police officer.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Idioms & Phrases

trooper

see swear like a trooper.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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