trooper

Definition

  • noun: a low-ranking soldier
  • noun: an enlisted cavalryman
  • synonyms: cavalryman, trouper, armored soldier

Examples

  • a state 'trooper'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) a beer or invite you into their homes. If I wasn't with the Massachusetts State Police... ...if I did it full-time, law school... ...I'd be through it in a year. If I wasn't a trooper. But another city. I was thinking that. Another city. Another city, huh? Yeah, well, that would be a clean slate. (..)
    2006 The Departed
  • (..) What we do not deal with is self-deception. Five years from now you could be anything else in the world. But you will not be a Massachusetts state trooper. - Are you sure of that? - I'm sure of that. Guaran-fucking-teed. You had on your SATs, kid. You're an astronaut, not a statie. (..)
    2006 The Departed