What does cohort mean?

Definitions for cohort
ˈkoʊ hɔrtco·hort

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word cohort.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. cohortnoun

    a company of companions or supporters

  2. cohortnoun

    a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

  3. age group, age bracket, cohortnoun

    a group of people having approximately the same age

Wiktionary

  1. cohortnoun

    A group of people supporting the same thing or person.

  2. cohortnoun

    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.

  3. cohortnoun

    Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 men.

    Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region.

  4. cohortnoun

    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.

  5. cohortnoun

    Any band or body of warriors.

  6. cohortnoun

    A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.

  7. cohortnoun

    A colleague.

  8. Etymology: From cohors (stem cohort-), perhaps via cohorte.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cohortnoun

    Etymology: cohors, Latin.

    The Romans levied as many cohorts, companies, and ensigns from hence as from any of their provinces. William Camden.

    Th’ arch-angelic pow’r prepar’d
    For swift descent; with him the cohort bright
    Of watchful cherubim. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 127.

    Here Churchill, not so prompt
    To vaunt as fight, his hardy cohorts join’d
    With Eugene. John Philips, Blenheim.

ChatGPT

  1. cohort

    A cohort is a group of individuals who share a common characteristic or experience within a defined period. This term is commonly used in research, demographics, and statistics to refer to individuals who are grouped together for the purpose of a study. Cohorts can be identified or classified based on various factors such as age, gender, nationality, or certain life events like graduation year or year of marriage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cohortnoun

    a body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion

  2. Cohortnoun

    any band or body of warriors

  3. Cohortnoun

    a natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class

  4. Etymology: [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F. cohorte. See Court, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Cohort

    A cohort was the basic tactical unit of a Roman legion during the Second Punic War 218 to 201 BC or following the reforms of Gaius Marius in 107 BC.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cohort

    kō′hort, n. among the Romans, a body of soldiers from 300 to 600 in number, forming a tenth part of a legion: a band of armed men: any band of men. [Fr.,—L. cohors, an enclosed place, a multitude enclosed, a company of soldiers.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. cohort

    A division of the ancient Roman armies, consisting of about 600 men, divided into centuries. It was the tenth part of a legion, and its number, consequently, was under the same fluctuation as that of the legions. In the time of the empire the cohort often amounted to 1000 men.

Editors Contribution

  1. COHORT

    "a person or a group of people who support a particular person, usually a leader:COMPANION, COLLEAGUE;BAND, GROUP;a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study;associate, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, crony, fellow, hobnobber, mate, running mate; a friend or supporter, especially of someone you do not like;One who supports and adheres to another:adherent, disciple, follower,minion, partisan, satellite, supporter.a group of people that share one or more characteristics:Groups of people with shared interests or aims association,commission,organization,a group or company;partner,associate,mate,assistant,follower,comrade,protagonist,accomplice,sidekick (slang),henchman or woman or person,myrmidon,any group of soldiers or warriors,an accomplice,abettor;One who is united in a relationship with another:affiliate, ally, associate, colleague, confederate, copartner, fellow, partner. a group of people having approximately the same age:age bracket, age group;

    The new measures focus on a bottleneck instead: a cohort ofAmerican-based chip-equipment firms whose products lack substitutes.


    Submitted by KTTHOOL on July 2, 2020  

Matched Categories

How to pronounce cohort?

How to say cohort in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cohort in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cohort in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cohort in a Sentence

  1. Anthony Fauci:

    There is a misunderstanding that because children do not get as severe disease as a cohort, in general, as the elderly individuals and those with underlying conditions — we still lost 1,400 children, so, although you have to be aware and not deny that there are deleterious consequences for prolonged periods of time for keeping children out of school, remember, the safety of children is also important.

  2. Lesya Lysyj:

    We looked at Wells Fargo data we had, and we cut it a different way, and found that men were a cohort that we kind of have been ignoring, stasticially, they looked like a great target to go after, and we hadn't realized it.

  3. Shane MacGuill:

    India is obviously a market of huge potential for vapour products, this ban would decisively cut off access to that potential growth cohort for companies like Juul Labs and PMI (Philip Morris International).

  4. Edward Gregg:

    The newer cohort had more active years in part because they are less likely to become disabled in the first place, but once they get there they may come out of it.

  5. David Axelrod:

    We know that there is this cohort out there who believe that we are being encroached on by illegal aliens, Muslims, China and Trump has tapped into that constituency.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

cohort#10000#13761#100000

Translations for cohort

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

Get even more translations for cohort »

Translation

Find a translation for the cohort definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:


Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"cohort." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 19 Mar. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/cohort>.

Discuss these cohort definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for cohort? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality
    A extroversive
    B arbitrary
    C epidemic
    D adscripted

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for cohort: