From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Trojan
adj 1: of or relating to the ancient city of Troy or its
inhabitants; "Trojan cities"
n 1: a native of ancient Troy [syn: {Trojan}, {Dardan},
{Dardanian}]
2: 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}]
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