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TROUPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trouper mean?
• TROUPER (noun)
The noun TROUPER has 2 senses:
1. a person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working
2. an actor who travels around the country presenting plays
Familiarity information: TROUPER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("trouper" is a kind of...):
good person (a person who is good to other people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An actor who travels around the country presenting plays
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
barnstormer; play-actor; playactor; trouper
Hypernyms ("trouper" is a kind of...):
actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)
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