as in actor
one who acts professionally (as in a play, movie, or television show)
had been a well-known Broadway trouper before making his screen debut
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Recent Examples of trouper
Chloé Gay Brewer and Casey Long, who perform these roles, are game troupers up for any outlandishness.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Wynonna may come off as the ultimate super trouper, but the documentary reveals chinks in that armor along the way, or at least moments where the singer plainly owns up to not yet having come to terms with her mother’s death.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
My wife’s a trouper for going through all that.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
Lourd was a true trouper in appearing at the Dealmakers event after staying up all night on Monday as his daughter, actor Billie Lourd, gave birth to her second child.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
Wynonna may come off as the ultimate super trouper, but the documentary reveals chinks in that armor along the way, or at least moments where the singer plainly owns up to not yet having come to terms with her mother’s death.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
My wife’s a trouper for going through all that.
—Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2021
Lourd was a true trouper in appearing at the Dealmakers event after staying up all night on Monday as his daughter, actor Billie Lourd, gave birth to her second child.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trouper
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His maternal great-grandmother survived the Armenian genocide by the Ottoman Empire during World War I. In April, the actor traveled to Washington to give a speech for the Armenian Assembly of America.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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At a time when Lilo wants nothing more than a best friend, a fugitive alien named Stitch (voiced again by original Disney actor Chris Sanders) escapes his handlers and crash-lands on Earth.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
9 May 2025
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He is currently romantically linked to actress Elizabeth Hurley, who seemingly debuted the pair's relationship in an April 20 joint post on Instagram for Easter.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
11 May 2025
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Well, the Little Mermaid actress, 25, tells PEOPLE that since welcoming her son, Halo, now 1, she's learned to embrace a bolder side of her personal style.—
Michelle Lee,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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“Trouper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trouper. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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