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a
: a mounted police officer
b
: a state police officer
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Since late 2025, under new agreements with the Department of Homeland Security, Florida has deputized more than eighteen hundred state troopers to perform federal-immigration functions.
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Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
State police troopers are handling the investigation, Gilchrist said.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
During the confrontation, the alien relic is activated, sending the bounty hunter, the villain Sylux and other troopers to the uncharted planet of Viewros.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Colorado Springs officers are investigating the crash involving the Hummer and the state patrol trooper.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
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Edwidge Danticat, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
State police troopers are handling the investigation, Gilchrist said.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
During the confrontation, the alien relic is activated, sending the bounty hunter, the villain Sylux and other troopers to the uncharted planet of Viewros.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Colorado Springs officers are investigating the crash involving the Hummer and the state patrol trooper.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2026
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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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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