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 trooper positioned his vehicle in front, blocking King’s forward movement and the Revere officers pulled in behind him, according to the report.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The jurors had issued a presentment into the shooting and killing of a Broward County man by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
There are large areas of Idaho without a single full-time trooper.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
He was pulled over a short time later by a state trooper because his green 1994 Chevrolet Camaro matched the description of another 911 call.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The jurors had issued a presentment into the shooting and killing of a Broward County man by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper.
—Lawrence Mower, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
There are large areas of Idaho without a single full-time trooper.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
He was pulled over a short time later by a state trooper because his green 1994 Chevrolet Camaro matched the description of another 911 call.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooper
Noun
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Military police are often the only armed personnel on base, outside of shooting ranges, hunting areas or in training, where soldiers can wield their service weapons without ammunition.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The village’s Black residents, including Hettie, are energized by a promising but tangled effort to redress a long-standing injustice—the unequal compensation received by Black South African soldiers in the Second World War.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The theology in such conflicts usually masks more primal power struggles and still tends to make the wars and warriors more fanatical and bloodthirsty.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
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Fearless Fremen warrior Chani (Zendaya) returns in a different romantic capacity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Nearby are paintings of animal-human hybrids by the Danish artist Ovartaci and a 2022 video environment by Christopher Kulendran Thomas, which includes what appears to be footage of Tamil independence fighters and a deepfake of Kim Kardashian.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2026
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Other Colorado fighters Where other UFC fighters from The Centennial State currently stand in their respective weight classes.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooper. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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