troop

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noun

an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.

a great number or multitude: A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum.

Military. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a headquarters group.

troops, a body of soldiers, police, etc.: Mounted troops quelled the riot.

a single soldier, police officer, etc.: Three troops were killed today by a roadside bomb.

a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usually having a maximum of 32 members under the guidance of an adult leader.

a herd, flock, or swarm.

Archaic. a band or troupe of actors.

verb (used without object)

to gather in a company; flock together.

to come, go, or pass in great numbers; throng.

to walk, as if in a march; go: to troop down to breakfast.

to walk, march, or pass in rank or order: The students trooped into the auditorium.

to associate or consort (usually followed by with).

verb (used with object)

British Military. to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops.

Obsolete. to assemble or form into a troop or troops.

OTHER WORDS FOR troop

1 body, group, crowd.

2 crowd, herd, flock, swarm, throng.

9 collect.

10 swarm.

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Origin of troop

First recorded in 1535–45; from French troupe, Old French trope, probably back formation from tropel “herd, flock” (French troupeau ), equivalent to trop- (from Germanic; see thorp) + -el, ultimately from Latin -ellus diminutive suffix

synonym study for troop

1. See company. 8. Troop, troupe both mean a band, company, or group. Troop has various meanings as indicated in the definitions above. With the spelling troupe the word has the specialized meaning of a company of actors, singers, acrobats, or other performers.

OTHER WORDS FROM troop

in·ter·troop, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH troop

troop , troupe (see synonym study at the current entry)

Words nearby troop

Trondheim, Trondheim Fiord, trondhjemite, trone, tronk, troop, troop carrier, trooper, troopship, troostite, trop

How to use troop in a sentence

Still, Austin on February 3 announced a force-wide, 60-day “stand down” so that military leaders could discuss these issues with troops.
The Pentagon is taking a major step to deal with its diversity problems|Alex Ward|February 12, 2021|Vox
State troops and the Alaska Mountain Rescue Group found the hikers buried in a recent avalanche and reported that they were not wearing avalanche beacons or locator beacons.
Bodies of three skiers killed in Colorado avalanche are found|Cindy Boren|February 5, 2021|Washington Post
Two soldiers who spoke to The Post estimated at least hundreds of troops were moved to the garage as officials struggle to find places to put thousands of service members.
National Guard members allowed back at Capitol after they were banished to a parking garage|Alex Horton|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Instead, they drove into the city Sunday, flag in hand, and posed for their traditional Inauguration Day picture with armed federal troops and a seven-foot fence obstructing the view of the Capitol.
Inaugurations are highly anticipated events in D.C. Now people must watch from their couches.|Emily Davies|January 20, 2021|Washington Post

Those troops are credentialed by the Secret Service and have been reduced in number by about 3,500 over a typical inauguration because of the pandemic, he said.
12 members of the National Guard removed from inauguration duty|Dan Lamothe, Alex Horton, Paul Sonne|January 19, 2021|Washington Post
America was at war, and Wilson was asked to stop troop transfers to Europe to help contain the disease.
How Presidents Handle Pandemics|Eleanor Clift|October 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Either way Obama does not regret the decisions he made in 2011 that ended the U.S. troop presence in the country.
Obama’s New, Undeclared Iraq War|Eli Lake|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In effect, Chicago needs a troop surge like what we saw in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Send the National Guard to Chicago|Roland S. Martin|July 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Clinton was particularly aggressive in pushing for a long-term troop presence, officials involved in the negotiations say.
Hillary Clinton Pushed Obama to Keep Troops in Iraq|Josh Rogin|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he wants Obama to make a decision on troop levels, and soon.
Will Obama's 10,000 Troops in Afghanistan Be Enough to Stop Al Qaeda?|Eli Lake, Josh Rogin|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most of the troop transports have left their anchorage and gone back to Mudros for fear of submarines.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
About sunrise the troop left camp in a body, later spreading fanwise over the prairies.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
They were to make the same marches, but were not to unite with the first troop, nor with the following one.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Every thicket will have its troop; every finger, for a hundred leagues round, will be on the trigger.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Malcolm gave Saumarez a summary of affairs in the Northwest Provinces as they rode on ahead of the troop.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for troop

troop

/ (truːp) /

noun

a large group or assembly; flocka troop of children

a subdivision of a cavalry squadron or artillery battery of about platoon size

(plural) armed forces; soldiers

a large group of Scouts comprising several patrols

an archaic spelling of troupe

verb

(intr) to gather, move, or march in or as if in a crowd

(tr) military, mainly British to parade (the colour or flag) ceremoniallytrooping the colour

(tr) British military slang (formerly) to report (a serviceman) for a breach of discipline

(intr) an archaic word for consort (def. 1)

Word Origin for troop

C16: from French troupe, from troupeau flock, of Germanic origin

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