troupe

[ troop ]

noun

1. a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.

verb (used without object)

, trouped, troup·ing.

1. to travel as a member of a theatrical company; barnstorm.

troupe

/ truːp /

noun

1. a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels

verb

1. intr (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group

Word History and Origins

Origin of troupe¹

1815–25, Americanism; < French: troop

Word History and Origins

Origin of troupe¹

C19: from French; see troop

Synonym Study

See troop.

Example Sentences

There were costume changes, each get-up sparklier than the last, and there was a troupe of male and female dancers executing athletic choreography.

From Los Angeles Times

Announced opening acts for the tour include L.A.-based pop rock band Wallows, emo staples Death Cab for Cutie and Evanescence as well as modern troupes 100 gecs and IDLES.

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A youth mariachi band and a baile folklorico troupe performed; a covers band played Chicano favorites such as War and Earth, Wind and Fire.

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There is also the jolt of discovery, as when a theater troupe came to the 15-year-old Pacino’s favorite movie theater to perform Chekhov’s “The Seagull” and lighted a fire under him.

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This tribute included a panel discussion, a performance by Polynesian dance troupe the Dancing Fire, and the culminating, staged virgin sacrifice into a smoke-bellowing volcano.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• association
• band
• cast
• crew
• ensemble
• gang