trooper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a soldier in a motorized army unit
    cavalryman.
  2. noun a mounted policeman
  3. noun a state police officer
    state trooper.
  4. noun a soldier mounted on horseback
    cavalryman.
    • a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount

WordNet


Troop"er noun
Definitions
  1. A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the horse of a cavalryman.
  2. a state police officer; a mounted police officer.
  3. trouper.

Webster 1913