meaning of troop
1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.
3. Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery.
4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
5. A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
6. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
7. To march on; to go forward in haste.
8. a group of soldiers
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