troupe

American  

[troop] / trup /

noun

1. a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.

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verb (used without object)

trouped, trouping

1. to travel as a member of a theatrical company; barnstorm.

troupe British  

/ truːp /

noun

1. a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels

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verb

1. (intr) (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group

Related Words

See troop.

Etymology

Origin of troupe

1815–25, < French: troop

Example Sentences

Indian rapper Hanumankind performed with his dance troupe and pyrotechnics aplenty.

From BBC

Vaudeville troupes traveled the country by rail, performing at sites from small-town opera houses to urban theaters seating several thousand people.

From The Wall Street Journal

He was so sought after that he, along with his troupe of male dancers, popped up in the Spice Girls film, Spice World.

From BBC

And that was when she had fallen in love with the man who became Allun's father, a laughing brown-eyed singer who came to the village one autumn with a troupe of Travelers.

From Literature

Like Victor Frankenstein, who diligently selects body parts from corpses to stitch together his humanoid creation, the Mexican director carefully assembled his troupe of movie magicians.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• association
• band
• cast
• crew
• ensemble
• gang