English Explanatory Dictionary

cohort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
  2. A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
  3. Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).
  4. An accomplice; abettor; associate.
  5. Any band or body of warriors.
  6. A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
  7. A colleague.
  8. A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.
verb
  1. To associate with such a group.
noun
  1. A fan of American author Colleen Hoover (born 1979).

Pronunciation

/ˈkəʊ̯ˌhɔːt/ [ˈkʰəʊ̯ˌhɔːt] /ˈkoʊ̯ˌhɔɹt/ [ˈkʰoʊ̯ˌhɔɹt] en-us-cohort.ogg /ˈkəʉ̯ˌhoːt/ [ˈkʰəʉ̯ˌhoːt] en-au-cohort.ogg

Word forms

cohort cohorts cohorting cohorted

Etymology

From Latin cohors (stem cohort-); borrowed into Old English as coorta, but reintroduced into Middle English as cōhort and chōors via Old French cohorte. Doublet of court.

Related words

horti- hortus cahoots

Derived words

cohort effect cohortmate cohort plural cohort study infracohort intercohort intracohort metacohort multicohort subcohort supercohort
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