cohort

co·hort

noun \ˈkō-ˌhȯrt\

Definition of COHORT

1

a : one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion b : a group of warriors or soldiers c : band, group d : a group of individuals having a statistical factor (as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study <a cohort of premedical students>

2

: companion, colleague <a few of their…cohorts decided to form a company — Burt Hochberg>

Examples of COHORT

1. The police arrested the gang's leader and his cohorts.
2. Depression was a common problem for people in that age cohort.

Origin of COHORT

Middle English, from Latin cohort-, cohors — more at court

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to COHORT

Synonyms: associate, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate, running mate

Related Words: colleague, coworker, equal, peer, workmate; accomplice, affiliate, ally, collaborator, confederate, half, partner; buddy, chum, confidant, familiar, friend, hearty, intimate, pal; countryman; classmate, housemate, messmate, playfellow, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, shipmate, teammate; attendant, escort; hanger-on, leech, parasite

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Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

Rhymes with COHORT

abort, airport, amort, aport, assort, athwart, backcourt, bellwort, birthwort, bistort, blood sport, Bridgeport, carport, cavort, colewort, comport, consort, contort, crosscourt, deport, disport, distort, downcourt, effort, escort, exhort, export, extort, fall short, figwort, forecourt, for short, free port, frontcourt, glasswort, Gosport, Gulfport, half-court, homeport, home port, in short, jetport, lousewort, lungwort, madwort, milkwort, mugwort, Newport, outport, passport, presort, purport, ragwort, report, re-sort, resort, retort, sandwort, seaport, sell short, Shreveport, spaceport, spearwort, spoilsport, Stockport, support, toothwort, transport