单词 | trouper |
释义 | troupern. 1. An actor or performer belonging to a troupe. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > performer > [noun] > types of performer pantomimus1589 amateur1757 figure1767 feature1801 débutant1824 warhorse1836 moke1890 trouper1890 chair-warmer1909 act1919 single1923 single act1952 warm-up man1959 warmer-up1960 1890 B. Hall Turnover Club 160 As the ‘troupers’ come into the station where I sat, they were a sorry-looking lot. 1912 L. J. Vance Destroying Angel (1913) vi. 77 I'm as superstitious as any trooper in the profession. 1925 C. R. Cooper Lions 'n' Tigers v. 111 A new ‘trouper’ among the canine personnel of the show. 1946 Boston Transcript Sept. 6/2 A little knot of interested troupers were looking on as Joe and I met. 1973 ‘D. Rutherford’ Kick Start i. 8 A good trouper can still shimmy in her fifties. 2. transferred. A reliable, uncomplaining person; a staunch supporter or colleague. Frequently with qualifying adjective, as good trouper. colloquial. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > constancy or steadfastness > [noun] > capacity for moral effort or endurance > one who has trouble-bearer1909 trouper1959 1959 P. Bull I know Face xi. 194 The phrase ‘she's a trouper’ now has an old-fashioned and faintly derogatory air and is usually bandied about when someone continues to play with a high temperature or a shattering bereavement. 1961 Times 6 July 5/5 Chapman is a good trouper, and..he has a fine record of consistency in match and stroke play. 1976 D. Francis In Frame iv. 70 I don't think you're selfish at all. In fact, Maisie, I think you're a proper trouper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1890 |
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