'Trojan' definitions:
Definition of 'Trojan'
From: WordNet
adjective
Of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its inhabitants; "Trojan cities"
noun
noun
A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful; "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" [syn: trojan, trojan horse]
Definition of 'Trojan'
From: GCIDE
- Trojan \Tro"jan\, a. [L. Trojanus, fr. Troja, Troia, Troy, from Tros, Gr. Trw`s, Trwo`s, Tros, the mythical founder of Troy.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Troy. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who shows the pluck, endurance, determined energy, strength, or the like, attributed to the defenders of Troy; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase
- like a Trojan; as, he endured the pain like a Trojan; he studies like a Trojan. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed. --Finnegan's Wake (Irish song) [PJC]