trouper

trouper
/trooh"peuhr/, 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.
[1885-90, Amer.; TROUPE + -ER1]

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