outfit vs troop

outfit

noun
  • Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company. 

  • A set of clothing (with accessories). 

  • A fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company, or the supplies required for such a period. 

  • An outlier-sensitive fit. 

  • Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose. 

  • A sports team. 

  • A business or firm. 

verb
  • To provide with, usually for a specific purpose. 

troop

noun
  • An individual soldier or member of a military force. 

  • Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster. 

  • A group of meerkat families living together. 

  • A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). 

  • A company of actors; a troupe. 

  • A chapter of a national girl or boy scouts organization, consisting of one or more patrols of 6 to 8 youngsters each. 

  • A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. 

  • A group of baboons. 

  • A group of soldiers; military forces. 

  • A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers. 

  • A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry. 

verb
  • To march on; to go forward in haste. 

  • To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. 

  • To move or march as if in a crowd. 

How often have the words outfit and troop occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )