n ( AmE )
a US state police officer, especially a member of the highway patrol (= police officers who travel along motorways/freeways to stop dangerous drivers):
He was stopped for speeding by a Mississippi state trooper.
n ( AmE )
a US state police officer, especially a member of the highway patrol (= police officers who travel along motorways/freeways to stop dangerous drivers):
He was stopped for speeding by a Mississippi state trooper.
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005