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trooper
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troop·er  (trpr)
n.
1.
a. A member of a unit of cavalry.
b. A cavalry horse.
2.
a. A mounted police officer.
b. A state police officer.

trooper [ˈtruːpə]
n
1. (Military) a soldier in a cavalry regiment
2. (Law) US and Austral a mounted policeman
3. (Law) US a state policeman
4. (Military) a cavalry horse
5. (Military) Informal chiefly Brit a troopship
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trooper - a soldier in a motorized army unittrooper - a soldier in a motorized army unit  
cavalry, horse cavalry, horse - troops trained to fight on horseback; "500 horse led the attack"
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
2.trooper - a mounted policemantrooper - a mounted policeman                  
police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
3.trooper - a state police officertrooper - a state police officer              
police officer, policeman, officer - a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
4.trooper - a soldier mounted on horsebacktrooper - a soldier mounted on horseback; "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"
cavalry - a highly mobile army unit
cuirassier - a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass
dragoon - a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
hussar - a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
lancer - (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
Rough Rider - a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
Translations
trooper [ˈtruːpəʳ] N
1. (Mil) → soldado mf (de caballería)
to swear like a trooperjurar or hablar como un carretero
2. (US) (= policeman) → policía mf montado/a
trooper [ˈtruːpər] n
(MILITARY) (in cavalry)soldat m de cavalerie; (in tank regiment)soldat d'un régiment de chars d'assaut)m >
(US) (= policeman) → gendarme m
trooper
n (Mil) → berittener Soldat, Kavallerist m; (US: = state trooper) → Staatspolizist(in) m(f); to swear like a trooper (Brit inf) → wie ein Kutscher fluchen
trooper [ˈtruːpəʳ] n (Mil) → soldato di cavalleria (Am) (policeman) → poliziotto agente della polizia di uno stato
to swear like a trooper → bestemmiare come un turco


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