Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
TROOPER
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
Etymology
Noun
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
Coordinate terms
• cavalryman
• cuirassier
• dragoon
• hussar
• lancer
• uhlan
• yeoman
Verb
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.
Anagrams
• 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
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TRACE
(verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; “We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba”; “trace the student’s progress”; “trace one’s ancestry”
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