trooper
Americannoun
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a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.
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a soldier in a cavalry that uses horses.
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null trouper a persevering, dependable person who works hard or who bravely endures adversity.
He's a real trooper, even when the going gets tough.
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a cavalry horse.
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Chiefly British. a troopship.
noun
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a soldier in a cavalry regiment
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a mounted policeman
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a state policeman
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a cavalry horse
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informal a troopship
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In one instance witnessed by a Journal reporter in July, ICE officers in Lake Worth, Fla., snapped pictures of two Guatemalan men whom a state trooper had just stopped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
And he assigned a state trooper to escort them.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2025
The injured trooper remains hospitalized in serious condition.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
Mr Watts later described the young woman as a "trooper" in an interview with Australia's ABC.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
When the trooper took Reggie to the hospital, “I thought that Reggie was in custody and interrogated,” Bunderson says, even though at the time Reggie had not been arrested or charged with a crime.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Soon, he said, three pursuing New York State Police troopers emerged from the tree line and arrested seven juveniles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
“Shame!” and “We all saw this!,” a reaction resulting in one man’s quick expulsion from the Capitol by state troopers as the senators watched, some filming the altercation on their phones.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2025
Body camera footage shows the troopers discussing the sight as suspicious, but they did not ticket or charge him.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
"Nowhere will be safer than New Orleans now," he said, as he gestured at a small group of state troopers on Bourbon Street.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2025
The New Jersey State Police sent a squad of troopers with gas masks to Grovers Mill.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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