trooper

Meanings

1. A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
2. A cavalry horse; a charger.
3. A soldier.
4. A troopship.
5. Ellipsis of state trooper.
6. A mounted policeman.
7. Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .

1. To work as a trooper.
2. To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.

1. Alternative letter-case form of trooper.

Etymology

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”.