C1nounformalacademicsociety
US/ˈkoʊ.hɔːrt/
UK/ˈkəʊ.hɔːt/
a group of people who share a feature, such as age, and are followed or studied together
In context
The study followed a cohort of 5,000 children from birth to age twenty.
The latest cohort of graduates is entering a difficult job market.
Results differed between the older and younger cohorts in the survey.
Words that go with cohort
noun + noun
- cohort studyA cohort study can reveal long-term health trends.
- birth cohortEach birth cohort faces different economic conditions.
- age cohortThe age cohort between 20 and 30 showed the biggest change.
verb + noun
- follow a cohortResearchers followed a cohort of nurses for ten years.
noun + preposition
- cohort ofA cohort of new students started in September.