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troupe

troupe [ troop ]


noun  (plural troupes)
Definition:
 
group of traveling performers: a group of actors, circus people, or other entertainers, especially one that travels around



intransitive verb  (past and past participle trouped, present participle troup·ing, 3rd person present singular troupes)
Definition:
 
travel or perform with troupe: to travel as or perform in a troupe of actors or entertainers

[Early 19th century. < French]

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