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Synonyms & Antonyms of trooper
a person engaged in military service
- a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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Words Related to trooper
- carabineer
- (or carabinier),
- cavalier,
- cavalryman,
- cuirassier,
- dragoon
- counterguerrilla
- (also counterguerilla),
- guerrilla
- (or guerilla),
- irregular,
- paramilitary,
- partisan
- (also partizan)
- digger
- [chiefly Australian & New Zealand],
- gallowglass,
- gendarme
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'Trooper' vs. 'Trouper': Choose Your...
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