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单词 trouper
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trouper

[ troo-per ]
/ ˈtru pər /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR trouper ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
a veteran actor.
a loyal, dependable worker or participant in an undertaking: He's a real trouper, even when the going is rough.

Origin of trouper

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; troupe + -er1

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH trouper

trooper, trouper

Words nearby trouper

trou-de-loup, trough, trough roof, trounce, troupe, trouper, troupial, trous-de-loup, trouse, trouser, trousers
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Example sentences from the Web for trouper

  • And he there made those excellent verses of the Trouper (quaere).

    Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2)|John Aubrey
  • "That is because I am a trouper, and troupers live in their trunks," smiled Anne.

    Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College|Jessie Graham Flower

British Dictionary definitions for trouper

trouper
/ (ˈtruːpə) /

noun

a member of a troupe
an experienced or dependable worker or associate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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