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coterie

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
coterie /ˈkoʊtəri/ noun
plural coteries
coterie
/ˈkoʊtəri/
noun
plural coteries
Learner's definition of COTERIE
[count] formal
: a small group of people who are interested in the same thing and who usually do not allow other people to join the group(由兴趣相同的人形成并通常排斥其他人加入的)小圈子,小团体
BNC: 22254 COCA: 23134

coterie

noun

co·​te·​rie ˈkō-tə-(ˌ)rē How to pronounce coterie (audio)
ˌkō-tə-ˈrē
: an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
a coterie of artists
a coterie of astronomers

Example Sentences

her coterie of fellow musicians His films are admired by a small coterie of critics.
Recent Examples on the Web The concert was broadcast live on Pearl Jam’s long-running SiriusXM channel as part of the network’s Small Stage series, and was open only to subscribers, contest winners and the usual coterie of VIPs. Jonathan Cohen, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 Still, Trump had around him in the White House a coterie of lawyers who were defensive of the FBI and Justice Department, particularly former White House counsels Pat Cipollone and Don McGahn. Anchorage Daily News, 20 Aug. 2022 Still, Trump had around him in the White House a coterie of lawyers who were defensive of the FBI and Justice Department, particularly former White House counsels Pat Cipollone and Don McGahn. BostonGlobe.com, 20 Aug. 2022 That dining room features the bar and other fixtures from the restaurant’s own Back Room, which had been a private space for actors and other artists, including many members of Rose’s coterie. David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 Planet Fitness is one of a growing coterie of Super Bowl rookie sponsors. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2022 But the industry has fought back with a coterie of lobbyists, including a onetime member of Congress long viewed as a liberal lion, Henry Waxman. Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 17 June 2011 In the spring, a small coterie of federal agents visited Mar-a-Lago in search of some documents, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Maggie Haberman, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2022 Biden descended Air Force One on a light purple carpet and was greeted by a small coterie of Saudi officials. Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "group of persons joined by a common interest," earlier, "group of peasants owing labor service or rent to a lord," going back to Middle French (Picard) "tenure of a free peasant," from cotier "peasant on a smallholding, cottar" + -erie -ery

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coterie was in 1738
BNC: 22254 COCA: 23134

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