Join free

trojan

English · Français · Deutsch · Italiano · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

trojan¹

  • /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ UK
  • /ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən/ US

Where it comes from

From Trojan horse.

noun trojans

  1. Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

adjective

  1. not comparable Describing a satellite (moon or minor planet) that shares an orbit with another

verb trojans · trojaning · trojaned

  1. transitive To infect (a system) with a trojan.

Trojan²

  • /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ UK
  • /ˈtɹoʊd͡ʒən/ Canada, US
  • /ˈtɹəʉd͡ʒən/ Australia
  • /ˈtɹɐʉd͡ʒən/ New Zealand

Where it comes from

From old forms Troyan, Troian, Middle English Troiā̆n, from Old English Trōiān, from Latin Troiānus, from Troia (“Troy”) + -ānus, from Ancient Greek Τροίᾱ (Troíā).

noun Trojans · Troyan · Troian

  1. A native or inhabitant of the ancient city of Troy.
  2. A student (especially an athlete) of the University of Southern California.
  3. A Trojan asteroid.
  4. An object residing at a Trojan point.
  5. abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of Trojan horse
  6. in similes One who shows great pluck, endurance, strength, etc. to study like a Trojan

adjective Troyan · Troian

  1. not comparable Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.
  2. not comparable Involving great strength or endurance. You know you should get up but the thought of making your way to the bathroom to wash is like a trojan task. Why bother?
  3. not comparable Of, or relating to, a Trojan point.
  4. not comparable Malicious but disguised as legitimate

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: troy, horse, worm, spyware, adware, ransomware, malware, virus, botnet, payload, scareware, crimeware, rootkit, keylogger, backdoor, dropper

Translations

Every language

noun malware

Françaischeval de Troie, trojan
DeutschTrojaner
Русскийтроя́н troján

adj celestial object sharing an orbit

Françaistroyen

noun person from Troy

Españoltroyano
Portuguêstroiano, troiana
FrançaisTroyen, Troyenne
DeutschTrojaner, Trojanerin, Troer, Troerin
Русскийтроя́нец trojánec, троя́нка trojánka

noun astronomical object residing at a Trojan point

Françaistroyen

adj relating to the city Troy

Españoltroyano
Portuguêstroiano
Françaistroyen
Deutschtrojanisch
Русскийтроя́нский trojánskij

adj relating to a Trojan point

Françaistroyen

adj relating to a malware

Españoltroyano

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"trojan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trojan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

trojan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/trojan

Chicago

"trojan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trojan.

BibTeX
@misc{trojan_2026,
  title = {trojan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trojan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}