trooper

Noun
  1. A soldier in a motorized army unit (synset 109922064)
    is a type of: soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
    belongs to: cavalry, horse, horse cavalry - troops trained to fight on horseback
    same as: cavalryman
  2. A mounted police officer (synset 110750194)
    is a type of: officer, police officer, policeman - a member of a police force
  3. A state police officer (synset 110750385)
    is a type of: officer, police officer, policeman - a member of a police force
    same as: state trooper
  4. A soldier mounted on horseback (synset 109921806)
    "a cavalryman always takes good care of his mount"
    is a type of: soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
    subtypes:
    • cuirassier - a cavalryman equipped with a cuirass
    • dragoon - a member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed cavalrymen
    • hussar - a member of a European light cavalry unit; renowned for elegant dress
    • lancer - (formerly) a cavalryman armed with a lance
    • rough rider - a member of the volunteer cavalry regiment led by Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War (1898)
    belongs to: cavalry - a highly mobile army unit
    same as: cavalryman

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