trooper
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈtruːpər/
- US
:
policía estatal
- In several cases from New York, state troopers pulled over drivers and searched their cars to find liquor.
- state troopers
They don't play troopers do not play county cops.
- They don't play troopers do not play county cops.
- All the state troopers and all the police were awful.
- It was snowy field and he was a retired state trooper.
- And these task forces consist of federal agents, local cops and state troopers.
- And I know ever since too, that the state trooper has spoken out who actually arrested him back then.
- You claim that like, you know, your job is incredibly stressful and terrifying in Washington state as a state trooper.
- The state troopers are saying no, the roads are impassable, both the Interstate and the back roads.
Examples
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The trooper stopped the vehicle for speeding on the highway.
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Look, I've been a state trooper.
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I was a state trooper before the government got me.
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The table had been cleared; the state trooper was standing outside, next to his car.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Sorry, folks," the trooper says when he reaches the side of the van.
Fiction book (1993) -
He served as a trooper for 18 years.
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Most state troopers are having coffee now.
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"How many more are there?" he shouts to the trooper who is walking back to his car.
Fiction book (1993) -
On a motion to suppress, the trooper would testify that he was merely investigating a state traffic offense.
Academic text (2018) -
A young deputy, several state troopers, and a sheriff are all waiting as Crawford and Clarice enter.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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6.3
A person who works for the police
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7.6
A person who works for Texas state police and stops crime on highways
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1.2
A person who works for the police and enforces the law
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1.1
A person who keeps people safe and stops crime
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1.0
A man whose job is to keep people safe and enforce laws
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3.5
A police officer who works for a state government, often on highways
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4.2
A police officer who walks around an area to keep people safe
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3.4
A police officer who rides a motorcycle and enforces traffic laws
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3.5
A person who rides a motorcycle to control traffic and stop drivers going too fast
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5.8
A female police officer who patrols an area to keep people safe
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4.2
A police officer who patrols roads to catch drivers going too fast
Compounds
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9.5
A member of a Nazi armed group that used violence before and during World War II
- Archaic
A person who attacks and steals from people in border bogs between England and Scotland in the 1600s
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word trooper comes from the simple English word troop ('a group of people or soldiers') plus the ending -er ('one who'). It was used for police who belonged to a state force and often rode on horseback, so a trooper is a police officer who is a member of a state or mounted police force.