Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Trojan horse   /trˈoʊdʒən hɔrs/   Listen
Trojan horse

noun
1.
A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst.  Synonym: fifth column.
2.
A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful.  Synonym: trojan.  "When he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse"
3.
A large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War.  Synonym: Wooden Horse.





WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |




Words linked to "Trojan horse" :   fifth column, fifth columnist, malevolent program, Ellas, saboteur, figure, unit, Hellenic Republic, Greece, social unit


Copyright © 2025 Free-Translator.com