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
The date of the show, Sept. 12, happens to be Ballerini’s 30th birthday, which shows that the country star is a trouper.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2023
Chloé Gay Brewer and Casey Long, who perform these roles, are game troupers up for any outlandishness.
—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
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2023
Chloé Gay Brewer and Casey Long, who perform these roles, are game troupers up for any outlandishness.
—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
See All Example Sentences for trouper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trouper
Noun
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The episode opens with the chilling 911 call made on the night of Phoenix’s death, instantly setting the tone for a deep and emotional journey into the young actor’s life.—
William Earl,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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It’s already been four years since the last James Bond movie, Daniel Craig’s Bond swan song, No Time to Die, was released in theaters, and, in that lull, there’s still no new actor cast as James Bond.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Dawson’s Creek costars Katie Holmes and Joshua Jackson have reunited to star in a new movie trilogy called Happy Hours, which the 46-year-old actress is also directing.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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In contrast, others may know her as the first Asian Pacific American actress to win a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Fiction Program for her performance in the digital series, The Bay.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Trouper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trouper. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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