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troop
English
Etymology
Attested in English since 1545, from French troupe (back-formation of troupeau, diminutive of Medieval Latin troppus "flock") and Middle French trouppe (from Old French trope (“band, company, troop”)), both of Germanic origin from Frankish *thorp (“assembly, gathering”), from Proto-Germanic *þurp? (“village, land, estate”), from Proto-Indo-European *treb- (“dwelling, settlement”). Doublet of troupe, and possibly also of thorp and dorp.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /t?u?p/
- (US) IPA(key): /t?up/
- Rhymes: -u?p
- Homophone: troupe
Noun
troop (plural troops)
- (collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).
- (military) A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry.
- A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers.
- (chiefly in the plural) A group of soldiers; military forces.
- (nonstandard) A company of actors; a troupe.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of W. Coxe to this entry?)
- (Scouting) A chapter of a national girl or boy scouts organization, consisting of one or more patrols of 6 to 8 youngsters each.
- Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell (1920) Aids To Scoutmastership?[1], page 6: “It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative effort.”
- (collective) A group of baboons.
- A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
- (mycology) Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster.
Derived terms
- troop carrier
- trooper
- troop horse
- troopship
- troop train
Translations
Verb
troop (third-person singular simple present troops, present participle trooping, simple past and past participle trooped)
- To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
- To march on; to go forward in haste.
- To move or march as if in a crowd.
Derived terms
- troop the colour (British, military)
Translations
See also
- Appendix:English collective nouns
References
- “troop” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “troop”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Porto, Proto, porto, porto-, proot, proto, proto-, tropo, tropo-
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
troop f (plural tropen, diminutive troopje n)
- (music, literature, linguistics) trope
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attrit
English
Etymology
Back-formation from attrition.
Verb
attrit (third-person singular simple present attrits, present participle attritting, simple past and past participle attritted)
- To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition
- To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out
- To be reduced in quantity through attrition
- (military) To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower
Noun
attrit (plural attrits)
- (countable) One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee
Synonyms
- (a terminated employee): term
Derived terms
- attritee
- attritor
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