Definition of Troopir
Troop"er, n. A soldier in a body of
cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.
Troop"er, n. A mounted
policeman. [Australia] The black troopers of Queensland
are a regiment of aboriginal police, employed chiefly for dispersing
wild aborigines who encroach on sheep runs.
Troop"er, n. A soldier in a body of
cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.
Troop"er, n. A mounted
policeman. [Australia] The black troopers of Queensland
are a regiment of aboriginal police, employed chiefly for dispersing
wild aborigines who encroach on sheep runs.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
TROOPER. You will die the death of a trooper's horse,
that is, with your shoes-on; a jocular method of telling
any one he will be hanged.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A soldier.
- A cavalryman.
- A troophorse; charger
- A troopship.
- One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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