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2
a
: a mounted police officer
b
: a state police officer
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As troopers responded to the area, the wrong-way vehicle reportedly sideswiped another car on the ramp, according to state police.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
The Vermont State Police agency, established in 1987, employs undercover state troopers as well as local, county and federal law-enforcement officers.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
State patrol troopers generally cover unincorporated roads in Colorado.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Five minutes later, troopers found Nicholas in the driver’s seat of a Chevrolet Trailblazer, according to an affidavit obtained by the Anchorage Daily News.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
The Vermont State Police agency, established in 1987, employs undercover state troopers as well as local, county and federal law-enforcement officers.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
State patrol troopers generally cover unincorporated roads in Colorado.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
Five minutes later, troopers found Nicholas in the driver’s seat of a Chevrolet Trailblazer, according to an affidavit obtained by the Anchorage Daily News.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Trooper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trooper. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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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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