"trooper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtruːpə(r)/ Audio: en-au-trooper.ogg [Australia] Forms: trooper [singular], troopers [plural]
Etymology: troop + -er Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|troop|er}} troop + -er Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A trooper is a soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.
    Sense id: simple-trooper-en-noun-GPj2VShx Categories (other): Military
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -er
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