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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Chesimard and her accomplices opened fire on the troopers.
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Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is appealing a misdemeanor conviction for speeding after being stopped by a Texas state trooper in April going 100 miles per hour on a Dallas freeway, reports The Dallas Morning News.
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Sheriff's deputies and state troopers have been trying to control access to sites, but the broad area and number of roads makes that difficult.
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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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State police and prosecutors obtained warrants to arrest 96 police ranging from low-level troopers to sergeants and majors in the impoverished São Gonçalo district, located about 13 miles northeast of the iconic Christ...
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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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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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