Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

troupe

/tɹuːp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables: troupe
IPA: /tɹuːp/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Any group of people working together on a shared activity.

verb

To tour with a troupe.

Intransitive verb

name

Example Sentences

"Meanwhile, the bills on the main stages skewed towards mainstream pop, with mixed results. Lorde’s Friday evening Other stage appearance was one of the weekend’s highlights. The staging and choreography were fantastic – a giant glass tank on a hydraulic platform, in and around which a troupe of dancers acted out the highs and lows of a teenage party"
"Army choirs and troupes perform at some of North Korea's biggest state events."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: *treb-

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

troupes (plural) troupes (present, singular) trouping (participle, present) trouped (participle, past) trouped (past)

Derived Forms

trouper

Phrases

ballet troupe super trouper

Frequently Paired Words

trooper

Synonyms

company

Homonyms

troop

Rhymes With

group loop soup troop scoop poop hoop coop snoop coupe whoop swoop

Questions

How do you pronounce troupe?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹuːp/.
What does troupe mean?: A company of, often touring, acrobats, actors, singers or dancers.
Where does troupe come from?: 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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