troupe
[troop]Theater
- a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- to travel as a member of a theatrical company; barnstorm.
Origin of troupe
Synonym study
1. See troop.
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Examples from the Web for troupe
Contemporary Examples
It was dark and somewhat stuffy, and it was “home” to a troupe of six.
The troupe stages the critically acclaimed Being Harold Pinter, a play about helpless characters with a KGB-esque twist.
Little wonder, then, that the troupe goes to extreme lengths to keep their plays covert.
Others took a moment to snap photos with Razzie troupe members.
He would perform comedy sketches with his troupe around campus.
Andrew Bachelor, a.k.a. King Bach, Is the King of Vine—And Comedy’s Next Big ThingMarlow Stern
August 29, 2013
Historical Examples
She was expectin' to go with some troupe or other, but she never 'as.
Kent Knowles: QuahaugJoseph C. Lincoln
M. Binet did not appear to be in favour with his troupe that night.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
It's a sort of last will and testament in favour of the troupe.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
When Prue announced the make-up of her troupe there was a cyclone in her own home.
In a Little TownRupert Hughes
His good spirits frisked about the table like a troupe of frolicsome puppies.
Erik DornBen Hecht
troupe
- a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels
- (intr) (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group
Word Origin
C19: from French; see troop
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Word Origin and History for troupe
n.
1825, "company, band," from French troupe, from Middle French troupe "company" (see troop).
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