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2
a
: a mounted police officer
b
: a state police officer
3
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a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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Then troopers and sheriff's deputies, some on horseback, attacked, beating people with batons and launching tear gas canisters.
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Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
State troopers violently attacked the unarmed demonstrators with batons and tear gas — images that shocked the nation and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to give an emergency address to Congress.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Still, DeSantis said state law enforcement is standing by with more than 100 state troopers, drones and K9 units to help local agencies around the state.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Ten feet from the troopers, the marchers were ordered to stop, turn around, and disperse.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Marisa Peñaloza, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
State troopers violently attacked the unarmed demonstrators with batons and tear gas — images that shocked the nation and prompted President Lyndon Johnson to give an emergency address to Congress.
—Delano Massey, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Still, DeSantis said state law enforcement is standing by with more than 100 state troopers, drones and K9 units to help local agencies around the state.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Ten feet from the troopers, the marchers were ordered to stop, turn around, and disperse.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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trooper
noun
troop·er
ˈtrü-pər 
1
: a cavalry soldier
2
a
: a police officer who rides a horse
b
: a state police officer
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