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
During the frenzied police response, an Idaho State Patrol trooper deployed a drone that flew off uncontrolled.
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Proctor was a trooper embedded with the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office when O’Keefe died in January 2022.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
In preparation for the lawsuit, the defendants hired a consultant named Wayne Winkler, a former Louisiana state trooper who now worked as an accident reconstructionist.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The trooper suspected that Crain was driving while intoxicated.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
Proctor was a trooper embedded with the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office when O’Keefe died in January 2022.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
In preparation for the lawsuit, the defendants hired a consultant named Wayne Winkler, a former Louisiana state trooper who now worked as an accident reconstructionist.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The trooper suspected that Crain was driving while intoxicated.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooper
Noun
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One of the soldiers is also accused of transferring to an Iranian foreign agent materials from his military training related to fighter jet systems, as well as documentation of facilities and areas within a military base.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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Through a detailed examination of footage posted by Israeli soldiers themselves, the film documents potential war crimes, including civilian casualties, torture, and destruction of infrastructure, delivering unprecedented accountability and real-time evidence.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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Mortal Kombat 2 will focus on the Mortal Kombat tournament, the big battle in which warriors from different realms face off against one another in a fight to the bloody finish.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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Cheek plates depict a warrior about to kill a sacrificial ram.—
Ryan Brennan
April 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Apr. 2026
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Tokyo is also developing a next-generation fighter jet with Britain and Italy for deployment in the mid-2030s, part of a strategy to share development costs and gain access to new technology.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Northrop Grumman’s shares F/A-XX design clues The F/A-XX program calls for a sixth-generation fighter to succeed the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and complement the F-35C Lightning II.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooper. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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