Soldier vs. Trooper

Soldier vs. Trooper — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Soldier and Trooper

Soldiernoun

A member of an army, of any rank.

Troopernoun

(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour.

Soldiernoun

A private in military service, as distinguished from an officer.

Troopernoun

A cavalry horse; charger.

Soldiernoun

A guardsman.

Troopernoun

A soldier.

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Soldiernoun

A member of the Salvation Army.

Troopernoun

(British) A troopship.

Soldiernoun

A piece of buttered bread (or toast), cut into a long thin strip for dipping into a soft-boiled egg.

Troopernoun

(US) A state trooper.

Soldiernoun

A term of affection for a young boy.

Troopernoun

(Australia) A mounted policeman.

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Soldiernoun

Someone who fights or toils well.

Troopernoun

One who endures adversity or hardship with an attitude of stoicism and persistence.

He was a real trooper about taking care of the kids for the weekend.

Soldiernoun

The red or cuckoo gurnard (Chelidonichthys cuculus).

Trooperverb

To work as a trooper.

Soldiernoun

One of the asexual polymorphic forms of termites, in which the head and jaws are very large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.

Trooperverb

To work steadily at an unpleasant job without complaint.

Soldierverb

To continue steadfast; to keep striving.

Troopernoun

a soldier in a motorized army unit

Soldierverb

To serve a soldier.

Troopernoun

a mounted policeman

Soldierverb

To intentionally restrict labor productivity; to work at the slowest rate that goes unpunished.

Troopernoun

a state police officer

Soldiernoun

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army;

the soldiers stood at attention

Troopernoun

a soldier mounted on horseback;

a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount

Soldiernoun

a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony

Soldierverb

serve as a soldier in the military