Phrase guide

Trojan horse

name · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

The hollow wooden horse by which the Greeks allegedly gained access to Troy during the Trojan War.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Trojan horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A subversive person or device placed within the ranks of the enemy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: computer security

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Trojan

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A seemingly favorable offer designed to trick customers into making exorbitant payments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 6

A person, organization, social movement, piece of legislation, or ideology with a negative agenda or evil intentions under the guise of positive values or good intentions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: government, politics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

Alternative form of Trojan-horse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 8

a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Wooden Horse

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: figure

9

noun

Meaning 9

a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm
  • when he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: trojan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: malevolent program

10

noun

Meaning 10

a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fifth column

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unit, social unit

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: حِصَان طَرْوَادَة (ḥiṣān ṭarwāda) — epic wooden horse
  • Armenian: Տրոյական ձի (Troyakan ji) — epic wooden horse
  • Basque: Troiako zaldia — epic wooden horse
  • Belarusian: траянскі конь (trajanski konʹ) — epic wooden horse
  • Bengali: ট্রয়ের ঘোড়া (ṭroẏer ghōṛa) — epic wooden horse
  • Breton: marc'h Troia — epic wooden horse
  • Catalan: cavall de Troia — epic wooden horse
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特洛伊木馬 /特洛伊木马 (Tèluòyī mùmǎ) — epic wooden horse
  • Corsican: cavaddu di Troia — epic wooden horse
  • Corsican: cavallu di Troia — epic wooden horse
  • Czech: trojský kůň — epic wooden horse
  • Danish: trojansk hest — epic wooden horse
  • Dutch: paard van Troje — epic wooden horse
  • Dutch: Trojaans paard — epic wooden horse
  • Esperanto: troja ĉevalo — epic wooden horse
  • Estonian: Trooja hobune — epic wooden horse
  • Finnish: Troijan hevonen — epic wooden horse
  • Finnish: Troijan puuhevonen — epic wooden horse
  • French: cheval de Troie — epic wooden horse
  • Georgian: ტროის ცხენი (ṭrois cxeni) — epic wooden horse
  • German: Trojanisches Pferd — epic wooden horse
  • Greek: δούρειος ίππος (doúreios íppos) — epic wooden horse
  • Ancient Greek: τετραβάμων ἀπήνη (tetrabámōn apḗnē) — epic wooden horse
  • Ancient Greek: δούρειος ἵππος (doúreios híppos) — epic wooden horse
  • Hebrew: סוס טרויאני (sus troyáni) — epic wooden horse
  • Hindi: ट्रोजन हॉर्स (ṭrojan hŏrs) — epic wooden horse
  • Hungarian: trójai faló — epic wooden horse
  • Icelandic: trójuhestur — epic wooden horse
  • Ido: kavalo di Troya — epic wooden horse
  • Indonesian: kuda troya — epic wooden horse
  • Italian: cavallo di Troia — epic wooden horse
  • Japanese: トロイの木馬 (Toroi no mokuba) — epic wooden horse
  • Korean: 트로이 목마 (teuroi mongma) — epic wooden horse
  • Latin: Equus Troianus — epic wooden horse
  • Latvian: Trojas zirgs — epic wooden horse
  • Macedonian: тро́јански коњ (trójanski konj) — epic wooden horse
  • Maltese: iż-Żiemel Trojan — epic wooden horse
  • Norwegian Bokmål: den trojanske hest — epic wooden horse
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: den trojanske hesten — epic wooden horse
  • Persian: اسب تروآ — epic wooden horse
  • Polish: koń trojański — epic wooden horse
  • Portuguese: cavalo de Troia — epic wooden horse
  • Punjabi: ਟ੍ਰੋਜਨ ਹਾਰਸ (ṭrojan hāras) — epic wooden horse
  • Punjabi: ਲੱਕੜ ਦਾ ਘੋੜਾ (lakkaṛ dā ghoṛā) — epic wooden horse
  • Quechua: Truyanu Kawallu — epic wooden horse
  • Romanian: calul troian — epic wooden horse
  • Russian: троя́нский конь (trojánskij konʹ) — epic wooden horse
  • Spanish: caballo de Troya — epic wooden horse
  • Spanish: caballo troyano — epic wooden horse
  • Tagalog: Kabayo ng Troya — epic wooden horse
  • Tamil: மரக்குதிரை (marakkutirai) — epic wooden horse
  • Telugu: ట్రోజన్ హార్స్ (ṭrōjan hārs) — epic wooden horse
  • Thai: ม้าโทรจัน — epic wooden horse
  • Turkish: Truva atı — epic wooden horse
  • Ukrainian: троянський кінь (trojansʹkyj kinʹ) — epic wooden horse
  • Uzbek: Troya oti — epic wooden horse
  • Uzbek: Троя оти (Troya oti) — epic wooden horse
  • Welsh: ceffyl pren Troea — epic wooden horse
  • Armenian: Տրոյական ձի (Troyakan ji) — subversive person or device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特洛伊木馬 /特洛伊木马 (Tèluòyī Mùmǎ) — subversive person or device
  • Czech: Trójský kůň — subversive person or device
  • Danish: trojansk hest — subversive person or device
  • Esperanto: troja ĉevalo — subversive person or device
  • Estonian: Trooja hobune — subversive person or device
  • Finnish: Troijan hevonen — subversive person or device
  • French: cheval de Troie — subversive person or device
  • German: trojanisches Pferd — subversive person or device
  • Greek: δούρειος ίππος (doúreios íppos) — subversive person or device
  • Hungarian: trójai faló — subversive person or device
  • Icelandic: trójuhestur — subversive person or device
  • Italian: cavallo di Troia — subversive person or device
  • Polish: koń trojański — subversive person or device
  • Portuguese: cavalo de Troia — subversive person or device
  • Romanian: cal troian — subversive person or device
  • Russian: Троя́нский ко́нь (Trojánskij kónʹ) — subversive person or device
  • Spanish: caballo de Troya — subversive person or device
  • Catalan: cavall de Troia — computing: malicious program
  • Catalan: troià informàtic — computing: malicious program
  • Chinese Mandarin: 特洛伊木馬 /特洛伊木马 (Tèluòyī Mùmǎ) — computing: malicious program
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木馬病毒 /木马病毒 (mùmǎ bìngdú) — computing: malicious program
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木馬 /木马 (mùmǎ) — computing: malicious program
  • Czech: trojský kůň — computing: malicious program
  • Danish: trojansk hest — computing: malicious program
  • Danish: trojaner — computing: malicious program
  • Dutch: Trojaans paard — computing: malicious program
  • Esperanto: troja ĉevalo — computing: malicious program
  • Finnish: Troijan hevonen — computing: malicious program
  • Finnish: troijalainen — computing: malicious program
  • Finnish: troijanhevonen — computing: malicious program
  • French: cheval de Troie — computing: malicious program
  • French: trojan — computing: malicious program
  • German: Trojaner — computing: malicious program
  • Greek: δούρειος ίππος (doúreios íppos) — computing: malicious program
  • Hebrew: סוס טרויאני (sus troyáni) — computing: malicious program
  • Hungarian: trójai — computing: malicious program
  • Icelandic: trójuhestur — computing: malicious program
  • Indonesian: kuda troya — computing: malicious program
  • Italian: cavallo di Troia — computing: malicious program
  • Italian: trojan — computing: malicious program
  • Japanese: トロイの木馬 (toroi-no mokuba) — computing: malicious program
  • Korean: 트로이 목마 (teuroi mongma) — computing: malicious program
  • Latin: equus Troianus — computing: malicious program
  • Macedonian: тро́јанец (trójanec) — computing: malicious program
  • Polish: koń trojański — computing: malicious program
  • Polish: trojan — computing: malicious program
  • Portuguese: cavalo de Troia — computing: malicious program
  • Portuguese: trojan — computing: malicious program
  • Russian: Тро́янский ко́нь (Trójanskij kónʹ) — computing: malicious program
  • Russian: троя́н (troján) — computing: malicious program
  • Spanish: troyano — computing: malicious program
  • Spanish: caballo de Troya — computing: malicious program
  • Swedish: trojan — computing: malicious program
  • Finnish: sisäänheittotarjous — business: seemingly favorable offer made to trick customers
  • Finnish: Troijan hevonen — politics: movement etc. with evil intentions