cavalryman, trooper
(noun) a soldier mounted on horseback; “a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount”
cavalryman, trooper
(noun) a soldier in a motorized army unit
trooper
(noun) a mounted police officer
trooper, state trooper
(noun) a state police officer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trooper (plural troopers)
(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour. [from 1640]
Synonyms: cavalryman, horse soldier, crewman, armored soldier, zipperhead (Canadian military slang), Tpr (abbreviation)
A cavalry horse; charger.
A soldier.
(British) A troopship.
(US) A state trooper. [from 1911]
(Australia) A mounted policeman. [from 1858]
(figurative, colloquial) One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence. [from 1959]
Synonyms: survivor, tough cookie
• cavalryman
• cuirassier
• dragoon
• hussar
• lancer
• uhlan
• yeoman
trooper (third-person singular simple present troopers, present participle troopering, simple past and past participle troopered)
To work as a trooper.
To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.
• potrero, protero-
Source: Wiktionary
Troop"er, n.
Definition: A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 June 2025
(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
