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: a mounted police officer
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: a state police officer
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Examples of trooper in a Sentence
a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers
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According to an Idaho State Police news report, a trooper attempted to stop a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix near the Ten Mile Road exit for reckless driving.
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2024
The investigation that ensnared officer Shane H. Dempsey of Ocean County began earlier this year when a detective with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office encountered the trooper while policing the social media app Whisper.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
Less than two hours after Shea's 911 call, a trooper arrested Joseph on Interstate 295, following multiple 911 calls regarding a separate shooting on the highway, per the affidavit.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Police said the report was made to a trooper working the MVA around 10:30 a.m. Friday.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2024
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Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 4 July 2024
The investigation that ensnared officer Shane H. Dempsey of Ocean County began earlier this year when a detective with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office encountered the trooper while policing the social media app Whisper.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 2 July 2024
Less than two hours after Shea's 911 call, a trooper arrested Joseph on Interstate 295, following multiple 911 calls regarding a separate shooting on the highway, per the affidavit.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 2 July 2024
Police said the report was made to a trooper working the MVA around 10:30 a.m. Friday.
—Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2024
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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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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