TROOPERS Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

troopers

noun

plural of trooper

as in soldiers

a person engaged in military service a moving Memorial Day service honoring our fallen troopers

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Recent Examples of troopers In mid-August, state troopers returned to sweep an encampment once again under Operation SAFE. — Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026 And state troopers had booted people off state land weeks earlier. — Maddy Keyes, The Frontier, 28 Aug. 2026 Normally, the Florida Highway Patrol handles crashes on the Overseas Highway, but, according to the incident report, troopers were unable to respond. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 At the time that a tip was received, Mitchell was working as a seasonal employee on Mackinac Island, troopers said. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Two Colorado State Patrol troopers were shot Tuesday morning during a traffic stop in Teller County, temporarily causing shelter-in-place orders in a residential neighborhood as officers combed the area for the suspect. — Jeffrey Cook, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Both troopers were able to drive themselves to UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital, which is just across the highway, and walk into the emergency room, Packard said. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 25 Aug. 2026 In the viral bar incident, the two troopers are seen sitting at the end of the bar. — Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 Some of the most difficult positions to fill have been state troopers, correction officers in the prisons, and nurses in psychiatric hospitals. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, which traces its roots to 1954, involved around 18,000 Korean troops and an undisclosed number of American soldiers this year.

— Lisa Kim, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The good news is the world has not seen a successful military coup since November of last year, when soldiers deposed the president of Guinea-Bissau on the coast of West Africa.

— Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2026

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Protective, almost — which makes sense, as its stunning chandeliers are designed to look like the shields and spears of African Masai warriors.

— Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
In ancient legend, 300 Spartan warriors held the narrow pass at Thermopylae against a vast, overwhelming force, relying on a critical bottleneck to offset impossible odds.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

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