statien.
/ˈsteɪti/, U.S. /ˈsteɪdi/ U.S. slang.
A member of a state police force; a state trooper.
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1923 Lebanon (Pa.) Semi-weekly News 19 Feb. 3/1 The sight of a large covered van at such a late hour led the staties to believe that it was a bootleggers outfit from Philadelphia.
1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra 186 Ride out to the state police barracks and watch the staties drill and shoot.
1989 R. Banks Affliction xxi. 299 Study at the trooper academy down in Concord and become a statie.
2006 Providence (Rhode Island) Jrnl. (Nexis) 28 June b1 He and others praised Reynolds' actions. ‘The statie..did an amazing job.’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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