Troop vs. Troupe

Troopnoun

(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).

Troupenoun

A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers.

Troopnoun

(military) A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry.

Troupenoun

Any group of people working together on a shared activity.

Troopnoun

A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers.

Troupeverb

(intransitive) To tour with a troupe.

Troopnoun

Soldiers, military forces (usually "troops").

Troupenoun

A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.

Troopnoun

(nonstandard) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

Troupenoun

organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical);

‘the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel’;

Troopnoun

(Scouting) A basic unit of girl or boy scouts, consisting of 6 to 10 youngsters.

Troupenoun

a group of dancers, actors, or other entertainers who tour to different venues

‘a troupe of singers’; ‘a dance troupe’;

Troopnoun

(collective) A group of baboons.

Troopnoun

A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

Troopnoun

(mycology) Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster.

Troopverb

To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

Troopverb

To march on; to go forward in haste.

Troopverb

To move or march as if in a crowd.

‘The children trooped into the room.’;

Troopnoun

A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.

‘That which should accompany old age -As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends -I must not look to have.’;

Troopnoun

Soldiers, collectively; an army; - now generally used in the plural.

‘Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars.’; ‘His troops moved to victory with the precision of machines.’;

Troopnoun

Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.

Troopnoun

A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

Troopnoun

A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

Troopnoun

See Boy scout, above.

Troopverb

To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

Troopverb

To march on; to go forward in haste.

‘Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,Troop in the throngs of military men.’;

Troopnoun

a group of soldiers

Troopnoun

a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

Troopnoun

a unit of girl or boy scouts

Troopnoun

an orderly crowd;

‘a troop of children’;

Troopverb

march in a procession;

‘the veterans paraded down the street’;

Troopverb

move or march as if in a crowd;

‘They children trooped into the room’;

Troopnoun

soldiers or armed forces

‘UN peacekeeping troops’; ‘troop cuts’;

Troopnoun

a cavalry unit commanded by a captain.

Troopnoun

a unit of artillery and armoured formation.

Troopnoun

a group of three or more Scout patrols.

Troopnoun

a group of people or animals of a particular kind

‘a troop of musicians’;

Troopverb

(of a group of people) come or go together or in large numbers

‘the girls trooped in for dinner’;

Troopverb

(of a lone person) walk at a slow or steady pace

‘Caroline trooped wearily home from work’;

Troop

A troop is a military sub-subunit, originally a small formation of cavalry, subordinate to a squadron. In many armies a troop is the equivalent element to the infantry section or platoon.