trooper

noun

ˈtrü-pər How to pronounce trooper (audio)
Definition of troopernext
as in soldier
a person engaged in military service a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers

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Recent Examples of trooper The trooper was transported to the hospital and was listed in stable condition, according to the police. — Victoria Arancio, ABC News, 10 July 2026 The task force combining local law enforcement with the National Guard, state troopers, and several federal agencies was created with the promise of lowering the city’s crime rates. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 10 July 2026 Despite this admonition, FHP loosened its chase policy two and a half years ago, freeing troopers to use PIT maneuvers to stop fleeing suspects. — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026 During the holiday weekend in 2025, troopers responded to 5,110 calls for service, 528 traffic services, 1,219 traffic stops, 29 DUIs and 330 motor vehicle crashes, 35 with injuries and three with fatal injuries in Southbury and Prospect. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for trooper
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  1. soldier
  2. warrior
  3. fighter
Noun
  • Kelli stays strong as Shamea’s last standing soldier, accusing the other women of trusting a known liar.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • In his mind, the only honest version of himself is the soldier.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of soldier
Noun
  • Sinon also told Odysseus the fallen Ithacan soldiers were unable to rest because they weren’t honored with proper Greek warrior funeral rites.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
  • For years, they have been stuck at sea with their leader, the great warrior king Odysseus (Matt Damon), trying to find a route home to Ithaca; hunger and desperation have spurred his fiery second-in-command, Eurylochus (Himesh Patel), toward mutiny.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of warrior
Noun
  • And Germany’s air force chief said the country will need to keep buying weapons like fighter jets from the US amid Russian aggression.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Despite some small wins at the height of the movement, what conservative populists wanted, more than anything, was a fighter.
    — David M. Drucker, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of fighter

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