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Definition of trooper
1a (1) : an enlisted cavalryman (2) : the horse of a cavalrymanb : paratrooperc : soldier
2a : a mounted police officerb : a state police officer
3 : trouper 2
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Examples of trooper in a Sentence
a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
Recent Examples of trooper from the Web
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Watch for drunken drivers Texas DPS troopers are partnering with local and county law enforcement agencies across the state to beef up enforcement this holiday.
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The perjury charge brought against the former state trooper who arrested Sandra Bland three days before she was found dead in a Texas jail cell has been dismissed by a judge.
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Route 543 was closed in the area for about two hours as troopers investigated the crash, according to the State Police news release.
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Chesimard, a black nationalist, was granted asylum in Cuba in 1984 after receiving a life sentence for the death of a New Jersey state trooper.
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Taxpayers also pay 43 cents for state troopers (who don’t pay into or receive Social Security) and 46 cents for legislators (whose pension credits are leveraged to rise faster than other workers), and less for many other classes of employees.
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The driver told state troopers that the bear ran into nearby woods after being hit, WBTV reported.
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The assault and taunting of a Pennsylvania man who was driving through Harford County earlier this week is being investigated as a potential hate crime and troopers are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspects involved.
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A Florida state trooper sought a subpoena for Woods’s blood test results from the hospital in 2009, but, The A.P. reported, prosecutors rejected the petition because of insufficient information.
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First Known Use of trooper
1640
TROOPER Defined for English Language Learners
trooper
playDefinition of trooper for English Language Learners
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: a low-ranking soldier
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: a state police officer
TROOPER Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of trooper for Students
1 : a soldier in a cavalry unit
2 : a state police officer
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