Troop Definition

tro͝op
trooped, trooping, troops
noun
troops
A body of soldiers.
Webster's New World
A great number; lot.
Webster's New World
A group of persons, animals, or, formerly, things; herd, flock, band, etc.
Webster's New World
Soldiers.
20 troops were wounded; a troop arrested for being AWOL.
Webster's New World
An armored cavalry unit that corresponds to a company of infantry.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
trooped, trooping, troops
To gather or go together in a throng.
The crowd trooped out of the stadium.
Webster's New World
To walk, go, or pass at a slow, deliberate pace.
Children were trooping along the sidewalk.
Webster's New World
To associate or consort.
Webster's New World
To move or march as if in a crowd.
The children trooped into the room.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
idiom
troop the colors
  • to parade the colors, or flag, before troops
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Troop

Noun

Singular:
troop
Plural:
troops

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Troop

  • troop the colors

Origin of Troop

  • Attested in English since 1545, from French troupe (back-formation of troupeau, diminutive of Medieval Latin troppus "flock") and Middle French trouppe (from Old French trope (“band, company, troop")), both of Germanic origin from Frankish *thorp (“assembly, gathering"), from Proto-Germanic *þurpÄ… (“village, land, estate"), from Proto-Germanic *treb- (“dwelling, settlement"). Akin to Old English þorp, þrop (“village, farm, estate") (Modern English thorp), Old Frisian þorp, Old Norse þorp. More at thorp.

    From Wiktionary

  • French troupe from Old French trope probably from Vulgar Latin troppu-

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Troop Sentence Examples

  • He was active in raising troop s xx1.5 FIG.

  • Firing no shot in his defence, his little troop swelled until it became an army.

  • The leader of a third troop took a humbler tone, sued for mercy, and obtained it.

  • At this time, the troop awards the badge to the young man.

  • The local troop should wear the same style of uniform.

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