statie

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noun

A state trooper.

OriginEnglish state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat →
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Meanings

statie1

nounstatie (plural staties)

plural staties · alternative Statie

  1. New EnglandslanggovernmentA state trooper.

    Alan supposed the Staties would arrest him if they ran across him while they pursued other lines of investigation, but otherwise, no. They had more important things to do.

    1991, Stephen King, Needful Things

Statie2

nounStatie (plural Staties)

plural Staties

  1. Alternative letter-case form of statie.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
state trooper

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  3. Proto-Italic*status
  4. Latinstatu
  5. Old Frenchestat
  6. Middle Englishstat
  7. Englishstate
  8. Englishstatie

From state + -ie.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Staite
Cite this entry
APA

statie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statie

MLA

“statie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “statie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/statie.

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