Noun: trouper troo-pu(r)
- A person who is reliable and uncomplaining and hard working
"Despite her illness, she was a real trouper and finished the performance"
- An actor who travels around the country presenting plays
"The trouper performed in small towns across the Midwest";
- barnstormer, playactor, play-actor
Sounds like: t
Derived forms: troupers
Type of: actor, good person, histrion [archaic], player, role player, thesp [Brit, informal], thespian