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.

  2. The dance teacher was choreographing her troupe.

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

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

  5. We're a traveling theater troupe.

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

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