Trojan Definition
trōjən
noun
A person born or living in ancient Troy.
Webster's New World
A strong, hardworking, determined person.
Webster's New World
A merry, dissolute companion.
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A celestial body that is in one of the two stable Lagrangian points of a two-body system, especially an asteroid with solar orbits at Jupiter's distance from the sun, but traveling 60° ahead of or behind the planet.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Of ancient Troy or its people or culture.
Webster's New World
(programming) Of, or relating to, a certain type of malware.
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Other Word Forms of Trojan
Noun
Singular:
Trojan
Plural:
trojansOrigin of Trojan
From the official convention of naming such objects after the heroes of the Trojan War, a practice derived from the fact that the first such object to be observed was named after Achilles and the second after Patroclus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Latin Trōiānus from Trōia , Troy from Greek Troiā, Trōiā from Trōs the mythical founder of Troy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Trojan horse
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