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In recent years, the term “troop” has been used synonymously with “soldier.” The news might read: “President deploys 5,000 troops in Iraq,” meaning that 5,000 soldiers were deployed. However, a troop actually means a group of soldiers. As a group, the number can vary, but typically there are about a thousand soldiers in a troop.
