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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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In the raid, a Texas trooper secured a search warrant that allowed law enforcement officers to breach the home, an Airbnb rental on a vast stretch of land in the Hill Country.
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Her career spanned three uniform post assignments and seven different departmental divisions, achieving every rank from trooper to inspector and served as a forensic artist and expert on missing persons and human trafficking before officially retiring in September 2025.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors argued that Shockley killed Graham because the trooper was investigating him as the prime suspect in a case of leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Investigators, however, could not determine a cause or manner of death, troopers said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2025
Her career spanned three uniform post assignments and seven different departmental divisions, achieving every rank from trooper to inspector and served as a forensic artist and expert on missing persons and human trafficking before officially retiring in September 2025.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Prosecutors argued that Shockley killed Graham because the trooper was investigating him as the prime suspect in a case of leaving the scene of a fatal accident.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Investigators, however, could not determine a cause or manner of death, troopers said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 25 Oct. 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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