# trooper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹuːpə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #16,811

## Definitions
1. A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armor.
2. A cavalry horse; a charger.
3. A soldier.
4. A troopship.
5. Ellipsis of state trooper.
6. A mounted policeman.
7. Misspelling of trouper (“one who stoically endures adversity”) .

## 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”.

## Easily confused with
- **trope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trooper-vs-trope)
- **troops** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trooper-vs-troops)
- **troupe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trooper-vs-troupe)
- **trotter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trooper-vs-trotter)
- **trouser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trooper-vs-trouser)
- **troop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/troop-vs-trooper)
- **topper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/topper-vs-trooper)
- **trapper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trapper-vs-trooper)

## Common misspellings (10)
`rtooper`, `toroper`, `trooepr`, `trooperr`, `troopper`, `troopre`, `troper`, `tropoer`, `trrooper`, `ttrooper`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trooper