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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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Mounted troopers moved through the crowd on their horses to push protesters back, video from Freedom News TV obtained by CNN showed.
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Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Several hours later, troopers, including some on horseback, deployed heavy riot control tactics, including noise bombs, tear gas grenades, pepper spray and riot shields in an attempt to disperse the mob.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
In Maryland, where arrest and citation quotas are prohibited, state troopers in one barrack were offered candy bars as an incentive to make more traffic stops, the Baltimore Banner reported in October.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 30 May 2026
The case did not have a locking mechanism, trooper said in the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
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Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Several hours later, troopers, including some on horseback, deployed heavy riot control tactics, including noise bombs, tear gas grenades, pepper spray and riot shields in an attempt to disperse the mob.
—Preston Mizell, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
In Maryland, where arrest and citation quotas are prohibited, state troopers in one barrack were offered candy bars as an incentive to make more traffic stops, the Baltimore Banner reported in October.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 30 May 2026
The case did not have a locking mechanism, trooper said in the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2026
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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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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