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Definition of Troupe
1. Noun. Organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical). "The traveling company all stayed at the same hotel"
Generic synonyms: Organisation, Organization
Specialized synonyms: Opera Company, Theater Company, Ballet Company, Chorus, Greek Chorus, Circus, Minstrel Show, Minstrelsy
Member holonyms: Cast, Cast Of Characters, Dramatis Personae
Definition of Troupe
1. n. A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a play or an opera.
Definition of Troupe
1. Noun. A company of, often touring, actors, singers or dancers. ¹
2. Noun. Any group of people working together on a shared activity. ¹
3. Verb. (intransitive) To tour with a troupe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Troupe
1. to tour with a theatrical company [v TROUPED, TROUPING, TROUPES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Troupe
Literary usage of Troupe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Record of the Boston Stage by William Warland Clapp (1853)
"Joe Cowell's troupe. — " Tom and Jerry" brought out. — The "Shakspeare Jubilee."—The
Prize Ode. — Report of the Committee. — Presentation of the Pitcher to ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In April 1655 it is certain that the troupe was at Lyons, where they met and ...
Almost his first act of penitence was to discard Moliere's troupe (1657), ..."
3. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1876)
"An interesting romance might be made out of the wanderings of the troupe to find
a new home. ... This was the capital that each actor had in the troupe. ..."
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