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A group that moves together, usually because one person refuses to admit they're lost.
means A group of people, animals, or soldiers moving or gathered together as a unit.
from From French troupe, itself from Old French trope ('flock' or 'band'), which traces back to Late Latin troppus, meaning 'herd' or 'flock' — a word possibly related to the Germanic root behind 'thorp' (village), suggesting a cluster of beings gathered in one place. The military sense of 'troops' as soldiers emerged later, the word marching from barnyards into barracks.
- not plural
- troop already implies multiple people
- collective noun
- used for monkeys, baboons, and boy scouts alike
- etymology
- from french troupe, meaning flock or herd
- news trap
- troops killed means soldiers, each one a person