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MOSS-TROOPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does moss-trooper mean?
• MOSS-TROOPER (noun)
The noun MOSS-TROOPER has 1 sense:
1. a marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)
Familiarity information: MOSS-TROOPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A marauder and plunderer (originally operating in the bogs between England and Scotland)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("moss-trooper" is a kind of...):
marauder; piranha; predator; vulture (someone who attacks in search of booty)
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