Definition of COHORT

cohort

Meanings

Plural: cohorts

Noun

  • a company of companions or supporters
  • a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)
  • a group of people having approximately the same age
  • A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
  • A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
  • Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).
  • An accomplice; abettor; associate.
  • Any band or body of warriors.
  • A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.
  • A colleague.
  • A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.

Verb

  • To associate with such a group.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

age bracket, age group

Scrabble Score: 11

cohort is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cohort is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cohort is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

cohort is a valid Words With Friends word