different between trooper vs troupe

English

Etymology

From troop +? -er, from French troupe. The sense of “one who endures adversity” comes from trouper (“member of an acting troupe”) but through assimilation with the sense of “soldier” has come to be usually spelled “trooper”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?u?p?(?)/
• Rhymes: -u?p?(?)

Noun

trooper (plural troopers)

1. (military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour. [from 1640]

   Synonyms: cavalryman, horse soldier, crewman, armored soldier, (Canadian military slang) zipperhead, (abbreviation) Tpr

2. A cavalry horse; charger.
3. A soldier.
4. (Britain) A troopship.
5. (US) A state trooper. [from 1911]
6. (Australia) A mounted policeman. [from 1858]
7. (figuratively, colloquial) One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence. [from 1959]

   Synonyms: survivor, tough cookie

   • 2005, Justin Watral, Firehouse 101 (page 272)

     Because his father and brothers were in the department, he had to be. She knew he was never really comfortable with the job but still he did it like a trooper.

Derived terms

• curse like a trooper
• swear like a trooper

Related terms

• trouper

Coordinate terms

Translations

Verb

trooper (third-person singular simple present troopers, present participle troopering, simple past and past participle troopered)

1. To work as a trooper.
2. To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.

References

• “trooper” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “troop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “troupe”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Potrero, potrero, protero-

English

Etymology

Attested 1825; borrowed from French troupe, which see for more. Doublet of troop, and possibly also of thorp and dorp.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?u?p/
• Rhymes: -u?p
• Homophone: troop

Noun

troupe (plural troupes)

1. A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers.
2. Any group of people working together on a shared activity.

Related terms

Translations

Verb

troupe (third-person singular simple present troupes, present participle trouping, simple past and past participle trouped)

1. (intransitive) To tour with a troupe.

Derived terms

• trouper
• super trouper

Related terms

• trooper

See also

• Appendix:English collective nouns

Anagrams

• Puerto, pouter, tore up, uptore

French

Etymology

Back-formation from troupeau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?up/

Noun

troupe f (plural troupes)

1. troop

Synonyms

• (non-military): bande

Descendants

• ? English: troop; troupe
• ? Middle Dutch: trop
  • Dutch: troep
    • Afrikaans: troep
• ? German: Truppe
• ? Romanian: trup?
• ? Swedish: trupp

Further reading

• “troupe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• poutre, poutré

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French troupe.

Noun

troupe f (invariable)

1. troupe, company (theatrical)

Anagrams

• reputo, reputò

Spanish

Etymology

From French troupe.

Noun

troupe f (plural troupes)

1. troupe