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troopie

troopie noun: a trooper; a private.

Noun

troopie (plural troopies)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A trooper; a private.
    • As a troopie in the army with many friends in African units, it is an embarrassment to be called on to operate with these men to find I am paid more than those whose command I am under.1977, Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa, numbers 1841-1848, United States: Joint Publications Research Service, page 86
    • A troopie with a north-of-England accent says it would be just like taking a battalion of the IRA and sticking them in with the army in Ulster.1983, David Caute, Under the Skin: The Death of White Rhodesia, page 187

Forms of troopie

pluraltroopies
alternative formtroepie

Words that rhyme with troopie

2 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about troopie

What does troopie mean?
Troopie means a trooper; a private.
What part of speech is troopie?
Troopie is a noun.
What is the plural of troopie?
The plural of troopie is troopies.

Words near troopie in the dictionary

  1. troopering
  2. troopers
  3. troopes
  4. troopial
  5. troopials
  6. troopie
  7. troopies
  8. trooping
  9. trooping the color
  10. trooping the colour
  11. trooping the colours

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