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TROOP
troop
(noun) a group of soldiers
troop
(noun) a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
troop, flock
(noun) an orderly crowd; “a troop of children”
troop, scout troop, scout group
(noun) a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
troop
(verb) move or march as if in a crowd; “They children trooped into the room”
parade, troop, promenade
(verb) march in a procession; “the veterans paraded down the street”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
troop (plural troops)
(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
(military) A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry.
A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers.
Soldiers, military forces (usually "troops").
(nonstandard) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
(Scouting) A basic unit of girl or boy scouts, consisting of 6 to 10 youngsters.
(collective) A group of baboons.
A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
(mycology) Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster.
Verb
troop (third-person singular simple present troops, present participle trooping, simple past and past participle trooped)
To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
To march on; to go forward in haste.
To move or march as if in a crowd.
Anagrams
• Porto, Proto, porto, porto-, proot, proto, proto-, tropo, tropo-
Proper noun
Troop (plural Troops)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Troop is the 26008th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 943 individuals. Troop is most common among White (88.76%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Porto, Proto, porto, porto-, proot, proto, proto-, tropo, tropo-
Source: Wiktionary
Troop, n. Etym: [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. Ăľorp a hamlet, village, G. dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. Troupe.]
1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. That which should accompany old age --As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends --I must not look to have. Shak.
2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural. Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. Shak. His troops moved to victory with the precision of machines. Macaulay.
3. (Mil.)
Definition: Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.
4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. W. Coxe.
5. (Mil.)
Definition: A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
Troop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Trooping.]
1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. "Armies . . . troop to their standard." Milton.
2. To march on; to go forward in haste. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
3 April 2025
WHOLE
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
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