trooper

troop·er

noun \ˈtrü-pər\

Definition of TROOPER

1

a (1) : an enlisted cavalryman (2) : the horse of a cavalryman

b : paratrooper

c : soldier

2

a : a mounted police officer

b : a state police officer

3

: trouper 2

Examples of TROOPER

1. <a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers>

First Known Use of TROOPER

1640

Related to TROOPER

Synonyms

dogface, fighter, legionary, legionnaire, man-at-arms, regular, serviceman, soldier, warrior

Antonyms

civilian

Related Words

servicewoman; carabineer (or carabinier), cavalier, cavalryman, cuirassier, dragoon; doughboy, footman, foot soldier, grunt, infantryman; commando, raider; jarhead [slang], marine, ranger; artilleryman, cannoneer, gunner, mortarman, musketeer, rifleman; archer, crossbowman; lancer, pikeman, spearman; Confederate, Continental, Federal, GI, guardsman, militiaman, minuteman; counterguerrilla (also counterguerilla), guerrilla (or guerilla), irregular, paramilitary, partisan (also partizan); combatant, noncombatant; lifer, veteran, warhorse; conscript, draftee, enrollee, recruit; reservist; champion, knight; digger [chiefly Australian & New Zealand], gallowglass, gendarme

Rhymes with TROOPER

blooper, cooper, Cowper, duper, grouper, hooper, looper, scooper, snooper, stupor, swooper, super, trouper, whooper