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TROOPER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A soldier mounted on horseback
Example:
a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount
Synonyms:
cavalryman; trooper
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("trooper" is a kind of...):
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "trooper"):
cuirassier (a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass)
dragoon (a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen)
hussar (a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress)
lancer ((formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance)
Rough Rider (a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898))
Holonyms ("trooper" is a member of...):
cavalry (a highly mobile army unit)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A soldier in a motorized army unit
Synonyms:
cavalryman; trooper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("trooper" is a kind of...):
soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)
Holonyms ("trooper" is a member of...):
cavalry; horse; horse cavalry (troops trained to fight on horseback)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A mounted police officer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("trooper" is a kind of...):
officer; police officer; policeman (a member of a police force)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A state police officer
Synonyms:
state trooper; trooper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("trooper" is a kind of...):
officer; police officer; policeman (a member of a police force)
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