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- Dictionarycohort/ˈkəʊhɔːt/
noun
- 1. a group of people with a shared characteristic: "a cohort of civil servants patiently drafting legislation"
- 2. a supporter or companion: derogatory "young Jack arrived with three of his cohorts"
verb
- 1. divide (people) into groups with shared characteristics: "in the plan elementary students will be cohorted, or placed, in an assigned class"
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COHORT definition: 1. a group of people who share a characteristic, usually age: 2. a group of people who support a…. Learn more.
: a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study. a cohort of premedical students. the cohort of people born in the 1980s. c. : one of 10 divisions of an ancient Roman legion. d. : a group of warriors or soldiers. Did you know?
A cohort is a group of people, as in The senator is traveling with a large cohort. It can also refer to an associate or companion, as in I’m meeting up with some of my cohorts from my days as a salesperson.
A cohort is a group of people who are around the same age, like a cohort of college students who have similar experiences and concerns.
1. one of the ten units of between 300 and 600 men in an ancient Roman Legion. 2. any band of warriors or associates. the cohorts of Satan. 3. mainly US. an associate or follower. 4. biology. a taxonomic group that is a subdivision of a subclass (usually of mammals) or subfamily (of plants) 5. statistics.
n. 1. (Military) one of the ten units of between 300 and 600 men in an ancient Roman Legion. 2. any band of warriors or associates: the cohorts of Satan. 3. chiefly US an associate or follower.
Definition of cohort noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
