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
Etymology
Origin of trooper
Example Sentences
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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
The injured trooper remains hospitalized in serious condition.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025
Clifford had been a trooper in The Queen's Dragoon Guards, but left the Army after two years in 2022, without seeing active service.
From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025
“Everything is illegal,” a Connecticut state trooper explained to me once.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2024
The trooper ordered Luma to turn around and put her hands behind her back.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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