Antonyms for trouper
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : troo-per |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtru pər |
Definition of trouper
Origin :- 1890, "actor or performer in a troupe," agent noun from troupe. Transferred sense of "reliable, uncomplaining person" [OED] is attested by 1942, American English.
- As in mimic : noun person who imitates
- As in player : noun person who acts in performance
- As in traveler : noun person who journeys
- As in veteran : noun person with much experience; particularly in war
- As in performer : noun entertainer
- As in actor : noun person who performs, entertains by role-playing
- The woman had been a trouper in the old days of one-night stands.
- Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber
- And he there made those excellent verses of the Trouper (quaere).
- Extract from : « Brief Lives (Vol. 2 of 2) » by John Aubrey
- "That is because I am a trouper, and troupers live in their trunks," smiled Anne.
- Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College » by Jessie Graham Flower
Synonyms for trouper
- acrobat
- actor
- actress
- adventurer
- aerosaltant
- amateur
- artist
- artiste
- barnstormer
- bit player
- bum
- caricaturist
- character
- clown
- comedian
- commuter
- contortionist
- copycat
- displaced person
- doer
- drifter
- entertainer
- equilibrist
- excursionist
- expeditionist
- expert
- explorer
- extra
- floater
- foil
- funambulist
- gadabout
- GI
- globetrotter
- gypsy
- haj
- ham
- hambone
- headliner
- hiker
- hobo
- idol
- imitator
- impersonator
- impressionist
- ingenue
- itinerant
- jet-setter
- journeyer
- junketer
- lead
- migrant
- mime
- mimic
- mummer
- musician
- navigator
- nomad
- old guard
- old hand
- old pro
- old salt
- old soldier
- old-timer
- pantomimist
- parodist
- parrot
- passenger
- peddler
- performer
- pilgrim
- play-actor
- playactor
- player
- pro
- rambler
- roamer
- rover
- sailor
- scene stealer
- seafarer
- shellback
- sightseer
- soubrette
- sourdough
- stand-in
- star
- stooge
- straight person
- thesp
- thespian
- tourist
- tramp
- transmigrant
- trekker
- tripper
- trouper
- truant
- tumbler
- understudy
- vagabond
- vagrant
- ventriloquist
- vet
- villain
- voyager
- walk-on
- wanderer
- warhorse
- wayfarer
- worker
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