Trojan
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From old forms Troyan, Troian, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English Troiā̆n, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English Trōiān, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Trōiānus, from Trōia (“Troy”) + -ānus, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Τροίᾱ (Troíā).
Pronunciation
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Noun
Trojan (plural Trojans)
- A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Troy.
- A student (especially an athlete) of the University of Southern California.
- (astrophysics) A Trojan asteroid.
- (astrophysics) An object residing at a Trojan point.
- (computing) A Trojan horse.
- (in similes) One who shows great pluck, endurance, strength, etc.
- to study like a Trojan
- 1837, William Johnson Neale, Gentleman Jack: a naval story, page 193:
- Mortified as he was at this suspension of his plan, he had, at any rate, the full satisfaction of knowing not only that he himself had discharged his duty, but that every one under him had done the same, from Jim Bell, who fought like a Trojan, to little Dewhurst, his aide-de-camp, whose first smell of powder this was.
- 1893, Robert Louis Stevenson, Tales of the South Seas:
- We have twice had all we wanted in the way of squalls: once, as I came on deck, I found the green sea over the cockpit coamings and running down the companion like a brook to meet me; at that same moment the foresail sheet jammed and the captain had no knife; this was the only occasion on the cruise that ever I set hand to a rope, but I worked like a Trojan, judging the possibility of haemorrhage better than the certainty of drowning.
- 2014, R. Shelton Mackenzie, Bits of Blarney, →ISBN, page 49:
- Leave all to me, and I'll bring you through it like a Trojan.
Hypernyms
- (astrophysics): Lagrangian (object)
Translations
person from Troy
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student
Trojan asteroid — see Trojan asteroid
astronomical object residing at a Trojan point
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computer malware — see Trojan horse
Adjective
Trojan (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.
- Involving great strength or endurance.
- 2009, D. P. Greene, Couples, page 104:
- You know you should get up but the thought of making your way to the bathroom to wash is like a trojan task. Why bother?
- (astrophysics) Of, or relating to, a Trojan point.
- (programming) Of, or relating to, a certain type of malware.
Hypernyms
- (astrophysics): Lagrangian
Derived terms
- Trojan War
- Trojan horse
- Trojan Wicca
- (astrophysics): Trojan moon, Trojan planet
Related terms
- (astrophysics): Trojan point, Trojan asteroid
Translations
relating to the city Troy
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relating to a Trojan point
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relating to a malware
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Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From Latin Trōiānus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Trojan m pers or f
Declension
Masculine surname:
Declension of Trojan
The feminine surname is indeclinable.
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