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troupe

[ troop ]

noun

  1. a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.


verb (used without object)

trouped, trouping.
  1. to travel as a member of a theatrical company; barnstorm.

troupe

/ ٰː /

noun

  1. a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of troupe1

1815–25, Americanism; < French: troop
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Word History and Origins

Origin of troupe1

C19: from French; see troop
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Synonym Study

See troop.

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