1
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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The paper first reported the trooper’s arrest using court records.
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Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
Idaho state troopers responded to the tragic scene at around 7:15p.m.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
But for many, the sight of assault troopers on crutches being cynically sent to die may finally convince them that Russia is not winning this war.
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The police deal, reached with Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration, covers about 880 troopers, sergeants and master sergeants who are in the troopers’ union.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
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Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 May 2025
Idaho state troopers responded to the tragic scene at around 7:15p.m.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
But for many, the sight of assault troopers on crutches being cynically sent to die may finally convince them that Russia is not winning this war.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
The police deal, reached with Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration, covers about 880 troopers, sergeants and master sergeants who are in the troopers’ union.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 May 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 20 May. 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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