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 issue stems from a June 8 hearing in which fired state trooper Michael Proctor, who is a witness in the case, attempted to delay his deposition for personal reasons. — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026 King was photographed wearing lei about two weeks after the event known as Bloody Sunday when state troopers violently attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 According to a statement and crash report provided to PEOPLE from the Georgia State Police, a trooper responded to a two-vehicle incident in Terrell County. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 1 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooper
  1. soldier
  2. warrior
  3. fighter
Noun
  • All the gold is gone, and there’s barely enough to pay her soldiers, let alone throw a lavish coronation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • Thirty-two Cuban soldiers working security for Maduro were killed in the raid.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of soldier
Noun
  • That is why the churches call men and women who take to their knees as prayer warriors.
    — Lauren Green, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • By then Tanacharison is telling Washington that he is mystically protected, in the mode of certain Indigenous warriors who were placed on earth to be leaders.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 July 2026
Definition of warrior
Noun
  • Unfortunately, some of Ukraine’s military leaders—who were raised under Soviet doctrine—are doing just this, using available fighter aircraft as simply airborne artillery.
    — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Red wavelengths are typically marketed for anti-aging benefits, while blue is positioned as an acne fighter.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of fighter

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