"trouper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹuːpə(ɹ)/ Forms: troupers [plural]
Rhymes: -uːpə(ɹ) Etymology: From troupe + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|troupe|-er|text=+|tree=1}} From troupe + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} trouper (plural troupers)
  1. A member of a theatrical company (a troupe). Translations (a member of a theatrical company (a troupe)): acteur [feminine, masculine] (French), actrice [feminine] (French), Theatergruppenmitglied [neuter] (German), Mitglied einer Theatertruppe [neuter] (German), член тру́ппы (člen trúppy) [masculine] (Russian), актёр (aktjór) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-trouper-en-noun-M1CY7~q8 Disambiguation of 'a member of a theatrical company (a troupe)': 98 1 1
  2. A veteran performer. Translations (a veteran performer): erfahrener Darsteller [masculine] (German), altgedienter Künstler [masculine] (German), Mime [masculine] (German), altgedienter Schauspieler [masculine] (German), о́пытный актёр (ópytnyj aktjór) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-trouper-en-noun-IcZppwcM Disambiguation of 'a veteran performer': 1 98 1
  3. (figurative, colloquial, dated) One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence Tags: colloquial, dated, figuratively Synonyms: survivor, tough cookie
    Sense id: en-trouper-en-noun-MJwXVxVu Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 18 12 70 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 17 11 72 Disambiguation of English entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons: 18 13 69 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 18 12 70 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 16 8 75 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 7 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 27 17 56 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 10 70 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 9 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 9 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 5 87 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 12 6 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 8 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 16 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 9 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: super trouper

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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