Synonyms:
cavalryman, trooper
Meaning: a soldier in a motorized army unit
Synonyms:
trooper
Meaning: a mounted policeman
Usage examples
In such a melee as then followed, that trooper was lucky indeed who escaped without a scratch.
Many a German trooper saw the sea for the first time when he rode his horse girth-deep into the waves at Dieppe.
One of these was Trooper O'Roon, who was not seasoned to potent liquids. His legs declined to fulfil the obligations they had sworn to the police department.