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2
a
: a mounted police officer
b
: a state police officer
3
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a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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A number of state troopers arrived by bus at Alamo Plaza this evening and were walking the area.
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Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
On Monday night, DPS troopers deployed tear gas to disperse protesters outside the J.J. Pickle Federal Building, which is currently being used as an ICE processing facility.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The trooper extricated himself from the cruiser, and drivers were pulling over to help him.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
As the trial entered its seventh week, Read’s defense attorneys called one of Proctor’s friends, Jonathan Diamandis to testify about a series of crude text messages the former Massachusetts state trooper sent about Read.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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Nbc News, NBC news, 12 June 2025
On Monday night, DPS troopers deployed tear gas to disperse protesters outside the J.J. Pickle Federal Building, which is currently being used as an ICE processing facility.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
The trooper extricated himself from the cruiser, and drivers were pulling over to help him.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 5 June 2025
As the trial entered its seventh week, Read’s defense attorneys called one of Proctor’s friends, Jonathan Diamandis to testify about a series of crude text messages the former Massachusetts state trooper sent about Read.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 June 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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trooper
noun
troop·er
ˈtrü-pər 
1
: a cavalry soldier
2
a
: a police officer who rides a horse
b
: a state police officer
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