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a
: a mounted police officer
b
: a state police officer
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As state troopers blocked roads leading to the plant and set up a security perimeter, nearly 500 federal, state and local officers poured into the sprawling battery production facility, still under construction.
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Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
But a federal judge ruled against the police agency, concluding there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial — including a neighbor's cell phone video that captured a trooper punching the man in the face and slamming him to the ground.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The troopers are taking time on their days off and earning overtime, according to Gardiner.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
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Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
Though Smith was charged with four counts of assault for scaring and endangering the villagers, troopers did not say he was involved in his mother’s death.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
But a federal judge ruled against the police agency, concluding there was sufficient evidence to proceed to trial — including a neighbor's cell phone video that captured a trooper punching the man in the face and slamming him to the ground.
—Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The troopers are taking time on their days off and earning overtime, according to Gardiner.
—Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 11 Sep. 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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