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mosstrooper

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɒsˌtruːpə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(môs′tro̅o̅′pər, mos′-)

moss•troop•er (môs′tro̅o̅′pər, mos′-),USA pronunciation n.

World Historya marauder who operated in the mosses, or bogs, of the border between England and Scotland in the 17th century.
World Historyany marauder.

moss + trooper 1645–55

moss′troop′er•y, n.
moss′troop′ing, n., adj.

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mosstrooper /ˈmɒsˌtruːpə/ n

a raider in the border country of England and Scotland in the mid-17th century

Etymology: 17th Century moss, in northern English dialect sense: bog

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