trojan
trojan Lexical Profile
trojan Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A malicious computer program that misleads users about its true intent by disguising itself as legitimate software.
"The cybersecurity software detected and quarantined a trojan hidden inside the downloaded attachment."
A native or inhabitant of ancient Troy in Asia Minor.
"Homer's epic poem recounts the long struggle between the Greeks and the Trojans."
A person who works or endures hardship with great energy, perseverance, and determination.
"She worked like a Trojan to get the community center renovated before the winter storms arrived."
A small celestial body, especially an asteroid, that shares the orbit of a larger planet or moon at one of the stable Lagrangian points 60 degrees ahead of or behind the main body.
"Astronomers have cataloged thousands of trojans orbiting along the same path as Jupiter."
• adjective
Relating to ancient Troy in Asia Minor, its inhabitants, or their culture.
"Archaeologists uncovered several layers of Trojan ruins at the historical excavation site."
Designating an asteroid or moon that shares an orbit with a larger planet or satellite at a stable Lagrangian point approximately 60 degrees ahead of or behind the main body.
"The space probe was launched to study the composition of Jupiter's Trojan asteroids."
• Rhymes for trojan
Word Origin & Etymology
From Latin 'Troianus' ('of Troy'), referring to the ancient city of Troy in Asia Minor. The computing sense alludes to the mythological Trojan Horse used by the Greeks to secretly infiltrate the city, while the astronomy sense stems from the convention of naming Jupiter's co-orbital asteroids after figures from the Trojan War.