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
Delgado-Garcia was five months into his training to become a state trooper at the time of his death.
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Additional responding troopers attempted to remove the driver and passenger from the Accord, state police body camera footage shows.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
A number of state troopers in riot gear could be seen pushing protesters back.
—Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Jade Jackson Indiana State Police said troopers are still seeing a large number of crashes in the Indianapolis district.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
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Matt Schooley, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
Additional responding troopers attempted to remove the driver and passenger from the Accord, state police body camera footage shows.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
A number of state troopers in riot gear could be seen pushing protesters back.
—Ed Lavandera, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
Jade Jackson Indiana State Police said troopers are still seeing a large number of crashes in the Indianapolis district.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trooper
Noun
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Israel's military has said its strikes are responses to Hamas violations of the ceasefire or militant attacks on its soldiers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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An acronym for Size, Activity, Location, Uniform, Time, Equipment, SALUTE is a mnemonic device that typically instructs soldiers how to systematically track details about enemies.—
Asra Q. Nomani , Alba Cuebas-Fantauzzi,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Keyboard warriors sent a slew of vile and threatening messages directly to Vann or posted online.—
Jane Harper,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Seconds later, there was our reserved little boy, jumping his heart out next to a group of six-foot-something Maasai warriors.—
Flora Stubbs,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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The camp in western Ethiopia is being used to prepare fighters to join the Rapid Support Forces militia, which is accused of perpetrating a genocide against Sudan’s Black population, according to Reuters.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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These include retiring the legacy B-1 and B-2 bombers only after sufficient B-21 aircraft are operational, and accelerating the procurement of existing fifth-generation fighters such as the F-35 and the F-15EX, as well as autonomous collaborative combat drones.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trooper. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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