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
Continue reading … LEFT EATS LEFT — Hasan Piker rips NJ governor for doing ICE's job with state troopers at ICE facility.
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FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Indiana State Police on Monday released the name of the trooper shot in the chest during a routine traffic stop last week on Interstate 94.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The investigating Arkansas State Police trooper noted the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time of the crash.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
Both the trooper and the driver of the vehicle, Lucas Gustavo Brajak DeAlmeida Benedetto, were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026
Indiana State Police on Monday released the name of the trooper shot in the chest during a routine traffic stop last week on Interstate 94.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The investigating Arkansas State Police trooper noted the weather was clear and the road was dry at the time of the crash.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 May 2026
Both the trooper and the driver of the vehicle, Lucas Gustavo Brajak DeAlmeida Benedetto, were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooper
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Last month, senior Moscow officials attended the inauguration of a war memorial complex in Pyongyang, where soldiers fighting for Russia were honored and a message from Putin was read aloud.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Four Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Nicholas Galitzine stars as the titular blond-haired warrior.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
6 June 2026
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Adam does find his sword and returns to Eternia, fairly early in the film, to fulfill his destiny as a powerful warrior who (eventually) goes by the name of He-Man.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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Given Coker’s track record and the desire to build attention for the new MMA league and its fighters, tournaments are expected to play a key role.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
2 June 2026
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Few modern fighters have this feature, and the old F-18s cannot match it.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooper. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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