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troup•er
Pronunciation: (trOO'pur), [key]—
n.
1. an actor, esp. a member of a touring company.
2. a veteran actor.
3. a loyal, dependable worker or participant in an undertaking:
He's a real trouper, even when the going is rough. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.