trooper
troo·per
noun
3.
Origin
From troop + -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (“member of an acting troupe”) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.
Phrases
- curse like a trooper
- grouper trooper
- smoke like a trooper
- storm trooper
- swear like a trooper
- trooper hat
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