English adjective: Trojan | |||
| 1. | Trojan of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants | ||
| Samples | Trojan cities. | ||
English noun: Trojan | |||
| 1. | Trojan (person) a native of ancient Troy | ||
| Synonyms | Dardan, Dardanian | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | Asian, Asiatic | ||
| Member meronym | Ilion, Ilium, Troy | ||
| 2. | trojan (communication) a program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful | ||
| Samples | The contents of a trojan can be a virus or a worm. When he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse. | ||
| Synonyms | trojan horse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | malevolent program | ||