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. troup·er. 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

/ ˈtruːpə /

noun

1. a soldier in a cavalry regiment
2. a mounted policeman
3. a state policeman
4. a cavalry horse
5. informal.
   a troopship

Word History and Origins

Origin of trooper¹

First recorded in 1630–40; troop + -er ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see swear like a trooper .

Example Sentences

Eric Frein eluded Pennsylvania police for seven weeks after he allegedly killed a state trooper with a sniper shot.

From The Daily Beast

The trooper reached with her right hand for her expandable baton.

From The Daily Beast

“Marijuana has been around for a long time,” Colorado State Trooper Nate Reid tells The Daily Beast.

From The Daily Beast

And the trooper says, ‘Has anybody you know that lives near the girls been up to this camp?’

From The Daily Beast

Not that one really needs a reason to dress up like Chewbacca or a Storm Trooper.

From The Daily Beast

She held it while the trooper bent over the strange scrawl, and ran his eyes along it to learn the context.

From Project Gutenberg

Why didn't he send a trooper to report at once instead of wasting time in going to Stony Crossing?

From Project Gutenberg

If there should happen t' be a stray trooper hangin' round there, the same would be mighty awkward for you fellers.

From Project Gutenberg

"There's one road to advancement, and you know where to find the trooper's duty laid down plain," he said, with a dry smile.

From Project Gutenberg

The trooper went out, and when his comrade came in, Stimson laid a strip of paper before him.

From Project Gutenberg

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