noun
General Slang
mosstrooper
MOSS-troo-per · noun · informal
A Border raider (Reiver)
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Definitions
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An old name for the Border Reivers who raided across moss and moorland.
“The mosstroopers rode by night.”
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mosstrooper In A Sentence
The mosstroopers rode by night.
Origin & Usage
'Moss' (boggy moorland) plus 'trooper'.
Variants
moss-trooper
People Also Ask
What is a 'mosstrooper'?
It is an old name for the Border Reivers, raiders who rode across the moss and moorland of the Anglo-Scottish borders.
Where does the name come from?
It combines 'moss', meaning boggy moorland, with 'trooper', reflecting how the raiders moved through the border country.
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