1. A group or company of people, animals, or things. See synonyms at band2. , flock1. 2a. A group of soldiers. b.troops Military units; soldiers. c. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the U.S. Army. 3. A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader. 4. A great many; a lot.
INTRANSITIVE VERB:
Inflected forms: trooped, troop·ing, troops 1. To move or go as a throng. 2. To assemble or move in crowds. 3. To consort; associate.
ETYMOLOGY:
French troupe, from Old French trope, probably from Vulgar Latin *troppu-.
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