Trojan
Americanadjective
noun
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Trojans
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Troy.
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a person who shows pluck, determination, or energy.
to work like a Trojan.
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Computers. Trojan horse.
noun
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a native or inhabitant of ancient Troy
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a person who is hard-working and determined
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of Trojan
First recorded in 1350–75; Middle English Troyan, Troian, from Latin Trōjānus, equivalent to Trōj(a) + -ānus adjective suffix; see Troy, -an
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Which also makes him a Trojan horse for some pretty subversive ideas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
Such entrepreneurial packaging serves as a Trojan horse for scammers wanting to set up shop without drawing unwanted attention – and allows them to perpetrate their fraud more effectively.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
You catch a glimpse of it in the two-part NBC special from 1997 in which Armand Assante’s Odysseus rescues a Trojan toddler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
"The Odyssey", which follows Greek hero Odysseus on his long journey home after the Trojan War, stars Matt Damon and Anne Hathaway as Odysseus and Penelope, with Tom Holland portraying their son Telemachus.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
As soon as he heard of the Trojan embassy to the King he started with his army to march to Latium and prevent by force any treaty between the Latins and the strangers.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The Trojans are 35-18 through four seasons under Riley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The Spartans should be proud, and the Trojans should be ashamed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
But the Trojans otherwise did not perform like one of those “top teams.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
In other moments, reasons for optimism: The Trojans pitched a first-half shutout.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Apollo cared for Hector and for his sake helped the Trojans, and Artemis, as his sister, did so too.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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