Thaumatroop

Thaumatroop is a term that has appeared primarily in speculative fiction, role-playing games, and fan-created media. It does not have an established, widely accepted definition in reference works, academic sources, or mainstream media.

The word appears to be a neologism formed from thaumato- meaning magic or wonder and troop, signaling a unit or team. In the fiction where it occurs, a thaumatroop is usually described as a group of magic-using individuals who work together to perform coordinated effects; the exact nature of their abilities, organization, and hierarchy varies between settings. Some works treat a thaumatroop as a formal specialization within a guild or army, while others use it more informally to describe a loose cadre of spellcasters.

Because the term is not standardized, reliable information about thaumatroop is limited to the contexts in which it appears. Readers and players may encounter different interpretations, and the term can be confused with thaumatrope, a historical optical toy. Related terms include thaumaturgy and other magic-related vocabulary.