Meaning of troopie | Babel Free

Definitions

A trooper; a private.

South-Africa, slang

Examples

“As a troopie in the army with many friends in African units, it is an embarrassment to be called on to operate with these men to find I am paid more than those whose command I am under.”

“A troopie with a north-of-England accent says it would be just like taking a battalion of the IRA and sticking them in with the army in Ulster.”

CEFR level