troopies

English translation: soldiers/national service men

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English term or phrase:troopies
Selected answer:soldiers/national service men
Entered by: Martin Riordan

19:08 May 28, 2012
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Poetry & Literature / from spearhead, a novel by Peter Driscoll
English term or phrase: troopies
There'd never been much love lost between cops and troopies
gladbird
Local time: 21:07
soldiers/national service men
Explanation:
Definition : a soldier, especially a national serviceman: .
Example : the town serves as a camp for basic training for troopies. (plural troopies) (South African informal)

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soldiers/national service men


Explanation:
Definition : a soldier, especially a national serviceman: .
Example : the town serves as a camp for basic training for troopies. (plural troopies) (South African informal)

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Martin Riordan
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