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trooper

[troo-per] / ˈtru pər /
NOUN
cannon fodder
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The juvenile sat there for more than an hour as troopers waited for wildlife officials to arrive, with local broadcasters capturing gripping footage of the cub in the middle of the roadway.

From Los Angeles Times

In one instance witnessed by a Journal reporter in July, ICE officers in Lake Worth, Fla., snapped pictures of two Guatemalan men whom a state trooper had just stopped.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper on a motorcycle pulled her over anyway.

From Salon

In the raid, a Texas trooper secured a search warrant that allowed law enforcement officers to breach the home, an Airbnb rental on a vast stretch of land in the Hill Country.

From Salon

"When I came home, the roads were just blocked with state troopers. You had to show up proof that you lived here to get through," she said.

From BBC