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  • noun Plural form of trooper.

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Examples

  • The Florida Highway Patrol initially reported his injuries as serious - a term troopers use to describe any injury that requires more than minor medical attention - and said that he was taken to Health Central Hospital.

    FOXSports.com News 2009

  • The helmet actually changes the voice of your child to sound like one of the clone troopers from the movie.

    SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles - Part 1164 2009

  • “Why conservatives should toady to these storm troopers is beyond me.”

    Stupidest Thing I’ve Read Today Award: Blame Darwin Edition 2007

  • Also the best scene in Super troopers is the meow scene.

    BROKEN LIZARD BOYS TO SLAM SALMON 2007

  • I called the troopers, but they were too busy with road accidents to look for you.

    No Place Like Home Fern Michaels 2002

  • I called the troopers, but they were too busy with road accidents to look for you.

    No Place Like Home Fern Michaels 2002

  • Directly he arrived he called the troopers to arms, and told them to barricade the gates, and to be ready to take post at the windows, in case of assault.

    At the Point of the Bayonet A Tale of the Mahratta War 1867

  • Â The ISO, if you’ve never heard of it, is the Empire’s answer to the USO, and it’s filled with some gorgeous gals who serve the Empire by making certain troopers keep a smile on our faces while we’re kicking down doors … Not that I don’t already usually have a smile on my face when I’m kicking down a door, but still.

    Training for the future…. 2008

  • Â The ISO, if you’ve never heard of it, is the Empire’s answer to the USO, and it’s filled with some gorgeous gals who serve the Empire by making certain troopers keep a smile on our faces while we’re kicking down doors … Not that I don’t already usually have a smile on my face when I’m kicking down a door, but still.

    Training for the future…. 2008

  • The Rescue Coordination Center operated by the Alaska Air National Guard called troopers around 9:30 p.m. to report the activated signal.

    Joshua Berg, Samuel Gottsegen Mauled By Grizzly Bear In Alaska 2011

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