trooper

IPA: trˈupɝ

(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.
(military) A cavalry horse; a charger.
(military) A soldier.
(Britain, nautical, military) A troopship.
(Australia, law enforcement) A mounted policeman.
(figurative, colloquial) One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence.
(US, law enforcement) Ellipsis of state trooper. [(US) An officer of the state police.]

Examples of "trooper" in Sentences

- Indimidating a state trooper is an illegal action
And a mark of a good trooper is how many lanuages he can curse in.
Your state trooper is an agent of wrath for those who break the speed limit.
Another right-wing moral trooper from the Independent and Sovereign Nation of South Carolina.
Seems to have a bit of comedy as he throws the storm trooper up and down and the trooper is begging, funny.
But the word trooper must not conjure up a vision of belted horsemen, rigid in uniform, with clanking sabres, and helmets of brass.
He said he called the trooper and was told, "The bear is yours, Mr. Jewel, the DNR [state Department of Natural Resources] doesn't want it."
Not only is there the voice changer that allows your child to say anything in the voice of the clone trooper from the movie and tv cartoon series, it also is loaded with many popular sayings from the shows.
It has all the wonderful magical qualities of the Emile Henry Burgundian clay, which means that it takes temperature extremes like a trooper, is easy to clean, and can even be used on a gas stovetop, with a flame tamer.
He said: "Maggie not only is one of our finest actresses, she's also what we call a trooper, she would just get on with her work and she just did it unflinchingly and marvellously and with a great deal of wit, her sharp wit that she retained throughout the whole shoot even though she hadn't been very well."