Meaning

2 senses
  1. A company of, often touring, acrobats, actors, singers or dancers.

    Truppe

    тру́ппаtrúppa

  2. Any group of people working together on a shared activity.

    Truppe

    гру́ппаgrúppa, тру́ппаtrúppa

More definitions
  • organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He's working in a troupe right now.

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  2. The dance teacher was choreographing her troupe.

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  3. The troupe is enthralling audiences around the country with their energetic performances.

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  4. The theatrical troupe’s skits were often quirky, but their comedic instincts were unquestionably brilliant.

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  5. We're a traveling theater troupe.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
company of actors, etc.:
any group of people:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
company of actors, etc.:

Origin

Attested 1825; Unadapted borrowing from French troupe, which see for more. Doublet of troo

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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Forms

plural: troupes
Singulartroupe
Pluraltroupes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical):company

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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