curse like a trooper

verb

Synonym of swear like a trooper.

Meanings

verbcurse like a trooper (third-person singular simple present curses like a trooper, present participle cursing like a trooper, simple past and past participle cursed like a trooper)

present singular third person curses like a trooper · participle present cursing like a trooper · participle past cursed like a trooper · past cursed like a trooper

  1. simileSynonym of swear like a trooper.

    Bless me! she curses and storms at me like a trooper[.]

    1740, Samuel Richardson, chapter 32, in Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded, London: C. Rivington and J. Osborn

    Synonyms: swear like a trooper

Synonyms & antonyms

verbSynonym of swear like a trooper.

Cite this entry
APA

curse like a trooper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curse%20like%20a%20trooper

MLA

“curse like a trooper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curse%20like%20a%20trooper. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “curse like a trooper,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/curse%20like%20a%20trooper.

Source: curse like a trooper on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.