## Meanings
1. Soldiers, especially when thought of as a group.
2. A group of people or animals moving together.
3. To walk somewhere together as a group.

## Examples
- Thousands of troops were sent to the border.
- A troop of children came running across the field.
- The children trooped into the classroom after recess.

## Derived Forms
- trooper
- troopship

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *treb-
- Root: troupe
- Root: trope

## Etymology
Attested in English since 1545, from French troupe, from Back-formation from troupeau, from Middle French trope, troupe, from Old French trope, trupe, of unknown origin. Compare Early Medieval Latin troppus. Doublet of troupe, and possibly also of thorp, dorp, and trip. Cognate with German Dorf (“village”).

## AI Etymology
Troop is attested in English since 1545, from French troupe, from Back-formation from troupeau, from Middle French trope, troupe, from Old French trope, trupe, of unknown origin. Compare Early Medieval Latin troppus. Doublet of troupe, and possibly also of thorp, dorp, and trip. Cognate with German Dorf (“village”). In present-day use, it can mean soldiers, especially when thought of as a group, or a group of people or animals moving together. Derived formations include trooper, troopship.

## Topics
- War & Conflict

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