COHORT
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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.
Noun
cohort (plural cohorts)
- A group of people supporting the same thing or person.
- (statistics) A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.
The 18–24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings.
- (historical, Ancient Rome, military) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).
Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region.
- An accomplice; abettor; associate.
He was able to plea down his sentence by revealing the names of three of his cohorts, as well as the source of the information.
- Any band or body of warriors.
- (taxonomy) 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.
The students in my cohort for my organic chemistry class this year are not up to snuff. Last year's cohort scored much higher averages on the mid-term.
Derived terms
Verb
cohort (third-person singular simple present cohorts, present participle cohorting, simple past and past participle cohorted)
- To associate with such a group.
See also
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2025), “cohort”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.