troupe
Americannoun
verb (used without object)
noun
verb
Related Words
See troop.
Etymology
Origin of troupe
1815–25, < French: troop
Explanation
You can call a group of performers a troupe. The kids you dance with are your dance troupe, and the jugglers and clowns at your friend's party might be a circus troupe. If you love performing improvisational comedy, you may want to join a local improv troupe, and if you like the idea of caroling at Christmas time, you can form a troupe of singers to sing carols with in December. Troupe is a French word meaning "company of performers," which earlier meant "company of soldiers." It shares a root with troop.
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Example Sentences
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The purchase comes at a celebratory time for the troupe.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
The other nine are mixed bills pairing non-narrative works with “Firebird,” created for the troupe in 2012 by Alexei Ratmansky to Stravinsky’s familiar 1910 score.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The Pussycat Dolls were founded by Antin in 1995 as an all-female burlesque dance troupe.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
It was evening, and the troupe was camped by the side of the road.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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