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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.
The meaning of COHORT is companion, colleague. How to use cohort in a sentence. Did you know?
What does cohort mean? 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.
In statistics, epidemiology, marketing and demography, a cohort is a group of subjects who share a defining characteristic (typically subjects who experienced a common event in a selected time period, such as birth or graduation). Comparison with period data. Cohort data can oftentimes be more advantageous to demographers than period data.
A cohort of people is a group who have something in common. Cohort is used especially when a group is being looked at as a whole for statistical purposes.
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. The word cohort was originally used to describe a military unit in ancient Rome.
Definition of cohort noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
COHORT meaning: someone who supports someone else, especially a political leader: . Learn more.
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' Word Frequency. Share. ×. Credits. ×. cohort. (koʊhɔrt) Word forms: plural cohorts. countable noun [usu poss N] A person's cohorts are their friends, supporters, or associates. [disapproval] Drake and his cohorts were not pleased with my appointment. Synonyms: supporter, partner, associate, mate More Synonyms of cohort.
