troop
troop
nounDefinition of TROOP
1
an organized group of stage performers <a celebrated acting troop will be coming to town next month to perform one of Shakespeare's plays>
2
troops pl the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation <the troops overseas are grateful for the support of so many at home>
Related Words GIs (or GI's), men-at-arms, rank and file, servicemen, servicewomen, soldiers, soldiery; force; militia, reserves; armor, defense; gendarmerie (or gendarmery)
Near Antonyms civilians, noncombatants
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