Cavalry vs Trooper - What's the difference?
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As nouns the difference between cavalry and trooper is that cavalry is (military|uncountable) the military arm of service that fights while riding horses while trooper is (military) a soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour abbreviated tpr.
Other Comparisons: What's the difference?
cavalry Noun
(cavalries)
(military, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.
(military, countable) An individual unit of the cavalry arm of service.
(military, countable) The branch of the military transported by fast light vehicles, also known as mechanized cavalry.
Derived terms
* heavy cavalry
* light cavalry
* mechanized cavalry
References
* Delamarre, X. & Lambert, P. -Y. (2003). Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise : Une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental (2nd ed.). Paris: Errance. ISBN
978 2 87772 369 5, ISBN 2 87772 237 6
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trooper English
Noun
( en noun)
(military) A soldier of private rank in cavalry or armour. Abbreviated Tpr.
A cavalry horse; charger.
A soldier.
(British) A troopship.
(US) A state trooper.
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.
Synonyms
* (military) cavalryman, horse soldier, crewman, armoured soldier, armored soldier
* (military) zipperhead (Canadian military slang)
* (person able to endure hardship) survivor, tough cookie
Derived terms
* swear like a trooper
Related terms
* trouper
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