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Added 9 October 2026

troop

/tɹuːp/ noun

In Latin: caterva Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about troop at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A group of soldiers.
A cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company.
A unit of Girl or Boy Scouts.

verb

March in a procession.
the veterans paraded down the street
Move or march as if in a crowd.
They children trooped into the room

Origin

Attested in English since 1545, from French troupe, from Back-formation from troupeau, from Middle French trope, troupe, from Old French trope, trupe, of unknown origin. Compare Early Medieval Latin troppus. Doublet of troupe, and possibly also of thorp, dorp, and trip. Cognate with German Dorf (“village”).

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