troupe
pronunciation
How to pronounce troupe in British English:
UK [tru:p]
How to pronounce troupe in American English:
US [trup]
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- Noun:
- organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
Word Origin
- troupe
- troupe: see troop
- troupe (n.)
- 1825, "company, band," especially of performers, actors, dancers, etc., from French troupe "company" (see troop (n.)).
Example
- 1. Under the school 's management they became child stars in a performing troupe .
- 2. When the troupe led chief executive peter chou on to the stage , he looked slightly awkward an engineer among dancers .
- 3. She was part of a troupe of dogs that goehring trained and which performed regularly at the comedy barn in pigeon forge .
- 4. One of my most vivid childhood memories is of watching geoffrey kendall 's shakespearana troupe performing in my home town of dehradun .
- 5. Jason segelwas honored with the ivy league university 's hasty pudding 2012 man of the year award friday evening , after a traditional roast by the hasty pudding theatricals drama troupe .