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troupers

troupers is the plural of trouper.

Meaning of trouper

Noun

trouper (plural troupers)

  1. A member of a theatrical company (a troupe).
  2. A veteran performer.
  3. (colloquial, dated, figuratively) One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence
    • [...]for Mr. Ruth, who in his mental travail has conducted himself like a real trouper.1933 August 13, Pittsburgh Press, page 29

Phrases with troupers

Questions about troupers

What is troupers the plural of?
Troupers is the plural of trouper.

Words near troupers in the dictionary

  1. troupand
  2. troupands
  3. troupe
  4. trouped
  5. trouper
  6. troupers
  7. troupes
  8. troupial
  9. troupials
  10. trouping
  11. Troups

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Adapted from Wiktionary: troupers (page history and authors); trouper (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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