COTERIE

coterie

Noun

  1. A circle of people who associate with one another.
    The new junior employee joined our merry after-hours coterie.
  2. An exclusive group of people, who associate closely for a common purpose; a clique.
    A tightly-knit coterie of executive powerbrokers made all the real decisions in the company.
  3. A communal burrow of prairie dogs.
    The coterie was located in the middle of our wheat field.


The above text is a snippet from Wiktionary: coterie
and as such is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

Need help with a clue?
Try your search in the crossword dictionary!