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cohort
[koh-hawrt]
noun
a group or company.
She has a cohort of admirers.
a companion or associate.
Synonyms: , , , , ,one of the ten divisions in an ancient Roman legion, numbering from 300 to 600 soldiers.
any group of soldiers or warriors.
an accomplice; abettor.
He got off with probation, but his cohorts got ten years apiece.
a group of persons sharing a particular statistical or demographic characteristic.
the cohort of all children born in 1980.
Biology.an individual in a population of the same species.
cohort
/ ˈəʊɔː /
noun
one of the ten units of between 300 and 600 men in an ancient Roman Legion
any band of warriors or associates
the cohorts of Satan
an associate or follower
biology a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subclass (usually of mammals) or subfamily (of plants)
statistics a group of people with a statistic in common, esp having been born in the same year
Word History and Origins
Origin of cohort1
Word History and Origins
Origin of cohort1
Example Sentences
Schake, however, pointed out that while Marines may be the youngest cohort in the military, they are well trained in de-escalation tactics.
But, all of a sudden, a cohort of Scottish pensioners – who don't get pension credit, but whose income is below that £35,000 threshold – are getting less than their English/Welsh equivalents.
A number of his former cohorts have claims against the estate for money he owes them, mostly from a series of failed holistic healing devices he concocted over the years.
He said the scheme was "pretty full-on", with eight hours of activities a day helping to develop writing skills and tailored to all 10 emerging writers on the cohort.
This helps to explain why there is a cohort among the American public who is attracted to both Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.
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When To Use
A cohort is a group of people, as in The senator is traveling with a large cohort. It can also refer to an associate or companion, as in I’m meeting up with some of my cohorts from my days as a salesperson. Sometimes, cohort refers to an accomplice in crime or some other underhanded activity, as in The supervillain and his cohorts have robbed yet another bank. When referring to a group, cohort can also be used in a more specific way to mean a group of people who share a common characteristic, come from the same demographic, or have been sorted into the same category. In statistical studies, it’s especially used to refer to people born in the same year or range of years, as in This study focuses on the cohort of people born between 1980 and 1985. In education, cohort is used to refer to a group of students, such as one consisting of students who started in the same year, or one of the multiple smaller groups that a class has been divided into.In biology, cohort is used to refer to an individual animal or organism in a population of the same species.
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