troupe
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noun
1.
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
verb (used without object)
2.
to travel as a member of a theatrical company; barnstorm.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a company of actors or other performers, esp one that travels |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (intr) (esp of actors) to move or travel in a group |
| [C19: from French; see | |
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Word Origin & History
troupe
1825, "company, band," from Fr. troupe, from M.Fr. troupe "company" (see troop). Trouper is "actor or performer in a theatrical troupe;" transf. sense of "reliable, uncomplaining person" is attested from 1959 (but the first recorded reference describes the usage as "old-fashioned").
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Example sentences
Their living quarters is a trailer which holds the entire troupe of five.
The variation from monkey to monkey might benefit an entire monkey troupe.
The guests-all the males get turbans-fall in behind, borne along by the beat of a troupe of drummers.
Previous performances by this pickup troupe have been well worth seeing, if uneven.
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