troupe
See also: Troupe
English
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Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) Attested 1825. Borrowed from French troupe. Ultimately from the same Germanic root as troop.
Pronunciation
Noun
troupe (plural troupes)
- A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers.
- 2017 June 26, Alexis Petridis, “Glastonbury 2017 verdict: Radiohead, Foo Fighters, Lorde, Stormzy and more”, in the Guardian[1]:
- Meanwhile, the bills on the main stages skewed towards mainstream pop, with mixed results. Lorde’s Friday evening Other stage appearance was one of the weekend’s highlights. The staging and choreography were fantastic – a giant glass tank on a hydraulic platform, in and around which a troupe of dancers acted out the highs and lows of a teenage party
- Any group of people working together on a shared activity.
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Translations
company of actors, etc.
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any group of people
Verb
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- (intransitive) To tour with a troupe.
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French
Etymology
Back-formation from troupeau.
Pronunciation
Noun
troupe f (plural troupes)
Synonyms
- (non-military): bande
Descendants
Further reading
- “troupe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Italian
Etymology
Noun
troupe f (uncountable)
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Spanish
Etymology
Noun
troupe f (plural troupes)
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