trouper

IPA: trˈupɝ

A member of a theatrical company (a troupe).
A veteran performer.
A reliable, hard-working and unselfish performer; one who considers the troupe before themselves.

Examples of "trouper" in Sentences

Ahem --- that's "trouper" and I'm sure JEN would never make that slip!
Always the trouper, Candy had recovered and carried on as if all were normal.
She was like that, a real trouper, always ready to make a party truly special.
The piece called "the old trouper" is a good example of how smoothly the combination worked.
Yet another former "Freaks and Geeks" trouper is turning his recent filmwork to gold -- and green.
The expression is "trouper" as in part of the acting troupe ... not a trooper like part of a battalion ...
It must have seemed like a strange welcome to a new land, but Cejas proved himself a trouper and just shouted ¡Ole!
As i n a 2005 London production, he plays Robert, a sententious veteran trouper doing a season of rep with John (T.R. Knight), a promising young colleague.
Three-month-old trouper Georgia Teresa has slept through the night since birth—a boon for Dad, who's in the exhausting midst of previews for the musical comedy "Catch Me If You Can."
And the addition of Roberto Alagna, who stepped in for an indisposed Marcelo Alvarez at the last minute, only helped matters; Alagna, as he showed in the Met's recent "Don Carlo," is a trouper, and turned in a solid, even ardent performance.