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Trojan

Pronunciation: /ˈtrəʊdʒ(ə)n/

Definition of Trojan

adjective

  • relating to ancient Troy in Asia Minor:Trojan legends

noun

  • 1a native or inhabitant of ancient Troy: I’ll be working like a Trojan for the next twelve weeks
  • 2 Computing a Trojan Horse program.

Phrases

work like a Trojan (or Trojans)

work extremely hard.

Origin:

Middle English: from Latin Troianus, from Troia 'Troy'

Trojan in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Trojan in the US English dictionary