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trooper

[troo-per]

noun

  1. a state trooper.

  2. a mounted police officer; a police officer on horseback.

  3. a soldier in a cavalry that uses horses.

  4. null trouper a persevering, dependable person who works hard or who bravely endures adversity.

    He's a real trooper, even when the going gets tough.

  5. a cavalry horse.

  6. Chiefly British.a troopship.



trooper

/ ˈٰːə /

noun

  1. a soldier in a cavalry regiment

  2. a mounted policeman

  3. a state policeman

  4. a cavalry horse

  5. informala troopship

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of trooper1

First recorded in 1630–40; troop + -er 1
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Abrego Garcia was pulled over for speeding with eight other passengers and told troopers they were doing construction work in Missouri.

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During a morning briefing, Patel highlighted a few specific defendants — including a state trooper from Minneapolis, an undocumented immigrant arrested in Norfolk, Va., and a former Washington, D.C., police officer, the Washington Post reported.

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He’s also enlisted local police, state troopers and private security for the events.

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In his 20 years of doing business there, Subhan said he had never faced any public threat - not even after the 2019 terror attack in Pulwama district, which killed 40 paramilitary police troopers.

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Clifford had been a trooper in The Queen's Dragoon Guards, but left the Army after two years in 2022, without seeing active service.

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