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 Oklahoma's Highway Patrol signed all of its troopers on to 287(g), giving their officers the power to stop a driver and potentially make an immigration arrest on state highways. — Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Oct. 2026 The trooper followed the Tesla without lights or sirens and saw the driver turn the vehicle's lights off while exiting at Dale Street. — CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 The flight staff alerted troopers when a man approached the gate and tried using the ticket. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026 The security supervisor carried out a box containing the $150,000, and the Jeep drove away, the trooper wrote. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trooper
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  1. soldier
  2. warrior
  3. fighter
Noun
  • Tensions between the two Koreas have been high since mine blasts at their border last month wounded three South Korean soldiers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Haitian police officers have complained that the foreign soldiers are reluctant to confront gangs or hold territory taken back from gangs.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of soldier
Noun
  • There, female leaders such as Queen Mother Ramonda, played by Angela Bassett, and her daughter Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) are not only leaders but also warriors.
    — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Or would Azriel instead mate with Gwyn, the traumatized priestess turned badass Valkyrie warrior whose early experience of violence echoes Azriel’s own?
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of warrior
Noun
  • The witness, who also spoke on condition of anonymity in fear of reprisals, said civilians in Nyala often gather wherever fighters congregate to sell food and tea to earn a living amid widespread unemployment and few sources of income.
    — YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The project is designed to prepare Selfridge for the arrival of F-15EX fighter jets after officials spent years fighting to replace the base's aging A-10 mission.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of fighter

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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooper. Accessed 1 Nov. 2026.

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