state trooper

NOUN

state policeman

Synonyms

WEAK

highway patrolman mounted policeman state police trooper

Example Sentences

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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 • Jan. 5, 2026

Noem starred in Yoho’s ads herself, dressing up as a dentist, a plumber and a state trooper as she touted her state’s growing economy.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2025

A state trooper pulled over the suspect's car on Terminal Drive after receiving a registration plate reader alert, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told a news conference.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

“Everything is illegal,” a Connecticut state trooper explained to me once.

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2024

Late in the despairing afternoon I stopped my truck and approached a majestic Maine state trooper.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck