cohort

noun8

1. •
   A demographic grouping of people, especially those in a defined age group, or having a common characteristic.

   • The 18–24 cohort shows a sharp increase in automobile fatalities over the proximate age groupings.
2. •
   A set of individuals in a program, especially when compared to previous sets of individuals within the same program.

   • The students in my cohort for my organic chemistry class this year are not up to snuff. Last year's cohort scored much higher averages on the mid-term.
3. •
   An accomplice; abettor; associate.

   • He was able to plea down his sentence by revealing the names of three of his cohorts, as well as the source of the information.
4. •
   A colleague.
5. •
   A group of people supporting the same thing or person.

   • A sin, an instant of rebellious pride of the intellect, made Lucifer and a third part of the cohorts of angels fall from their glory. — 1916
6. •
   Any band or body of warriors.

   • He ceas’d; and th’ Archangelic Power prepar’d / For swift descent, with him the Cohort bright / Of watchful Cherubim; […] — 1667
7. •
   (historical) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).

   • Three cohorts of men were assigned to the region.
8. •
   A natural group of orders of organisms, less comprehensive than a class.

verb1

1. •
   To associate with such a group.

noun1

1. •
   (slang) A fan of American author Colleen Hoover (born 1979).

   • To the CoHorts for your unrivaled support. — 2014