Standard Lemma guide

troupe

name · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /tɹuːp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːp
  • homophone: troop
  • CMU ARPABET: T R UW1 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any group of people working together on a shared activity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To tour with a troupe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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5

noun

Meaning 5

organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: company

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: organization, organisation

Narrower terms: opera company, theater company, ballet company, chorus, Greek chorus, circus, minstrel show, minstrelsy

History

Etymology

Attested 1825; Unadapted borrowing from French troupe, which see for more. Doublet of troop, and possibly also of thorp and dorp.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: трупа (trupa) — company of actors, etc.
  • Chinese Mandarin: 團 /团 (tuán) — company of actors, etc.
  • Finnish: ryhmä — company of actors, etc.
  • French: troupe — company of actors, etc.
  • German: Truppe — company of actors, etc.
  • Hungarian: színtársulat — company of actors, etc.
  • Hungarian: trupp — company of actors, etc.
  • Irish: compántas — company of actors, etc.
  • Japanese: 団 (dan) — company of actors, etc.
  • Māori: whare karioi — company of actors, etc.
  • Māori: tira kaitapere — company of actors, etc.
  • Māori: tira kanikani — company of actors, etc.
  • Portuguese: trupe — company of actors, etc.
  • Russian: тру́ппа (trúppa) — company of actors, etc.
  • Spanish: bojiganga — company of actors, etc.
  • Spanish: troupe — company of actors, etc.
  • Swedish: trupp — company of actors, etc.
  • Yiddish: טרופּע (trupe) — company of actors, etc.
  • Finnish: ryhmä — any group of people
  • German: Truppe — any group of people
  • Hungarian: csoport — any group of people
  • Russian: гру́ппа (grúppa) — any group of people
  • Russian: тру́ппа (trúppa) — any group of people
  • Spanish: troupe — any group of people
  • Swedish: trupp — any group of people
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