an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
a great number or multitude: A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum.
Military. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a headquarters group.
troops,a body of soldiers, police, etc.: Mounted troops quelled the riot.
a single soldier, police officer, etc.: Three troops were killed today by a roadside bomb.
a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usually having a maximum of 32 members under the guidance of an adult leader.
a herd, flock, or swarm.
Archaic. a band or troupe of actors.
verb (used without object)
to gather in a company; flock together.
to come, go, or pass in great numbers; throng.
to walk, as if in a march; go: to troop down to breakfast.
to walk, march, or pass in rank or order: The students trooped into the auditorium.
to associate or consort (usually followed by with).
verb (used with object)
British Military. to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops.
Obsolete. to assemble or form into a troop or troops.
Origin of troop
First recorded in 1535–45; from French troupe, Old French trope, probably back formation from tropel “herd, flock” (French troupeau ), equivalent to trop- (from Germanic; see thorp) + -el, ultimately from Latin -ellus diminutive suffix
SYNONYMS FOR troop
1 body, group, crowd.
2 crowd, herd, flock, swarm, throng.
9 collect.
10 swarm.
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synonym study for troop
1. See company. 8. Troop,troupe both mean a band, company, or group. Troop has various meanings as indicated in the definitions above. With the spelling troupe the word has the specialized meaning of a company of actors, singers, acrobats, or other performers.
OTHER WORDS FROM troop
in·ter·troop,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH troop
troop , troupe (see synonym study at the current entry)