YourDictionary

Dictionary Home » Phrase Meanings » swear like a trooper

What does "swear like a trooper" mean?

Freely utter profanity or obscenity, as in The teacher was shocked when she heard one of the fathers begin to swear like a trooper. The troopers in this term were the cavalry, who were singled out for their swearing from the early 1700s on.

link/cite print suggestion box