trouper

troup·er

noun \ˈtrü-pər\

Definition of TROUPER

1

: a member of a troupe; especially : actor

2

: a person who deals with and persists through difficulty or hardship without complaint <you're a real trouper to wait so long>

Examples of TROUPER

1. She's been a real trouper about the whole thing.
2. <had been a well-known Broadway trouper before making his screen debut>

First Known Use of TROUPER

1890

Related to TROUPER

Synonyms: impersonator, mummer, player, thesp, thespian, actor

Antonyms: nonactor

Related Words: barnstormer, enactor, entertainer, performer; actress, starlet; lead, leading lady, leading man, star; coactor, costar; extra, spear-carrier, supernumerary, walk-on; monologuist (or monologist); prima donna, scene-stealer; double, understudy; comedian, farceur; tragedian, tragedienne; ape, aper, ham, imitator, impressionist, masker, masquerader, mime, mimic, pantomime, pantomimist, personator, poser; buffoon, clown, harlequin, stooge, zany

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Other Performing Arts Terms

diva, dramaturgy, loge, prestidigitation, proscenium, supernumerary, zany

Rhymes with TROUPER

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