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Trojan horse   /trˈoʊdʒən hɔrs/   Listen
Trojan horse

noun
1.
A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst.  Synonym: fifth column.
2.
A program that appears desirable but actually contains something harmful.  Synonym: trojan.  "When he downloaded the free game it turned out to be a trojan horse"
3.
A large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War.  Synonym: Wooden Horse.





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Words linked to "Trojan horse" :   fifth column, fifth columnist, malevolent program, Ellas, saboteur, figure, unit, Hellenic Republic, Greece, social unit


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