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Troupe

//tɹuːp// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers.

    "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"

  2. 2
    organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical) wordnet
  3. 3
    Any group of people working together on a shared activity.
Verb
  1. 1
    To tour with a troupe. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

Attested 1825; Unadapted borrowing from French troupe, which see for more. Doublet of troop, and possibly also of thorp and dorp.

Etymology 2

Attested 1825; Unadapted borrowing from French troupe, which see for more. Doublet of troop, and possibly also of thorp and dorp.

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