Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun trojan_horse

3 senses of trojan horse

Sense 1
fifth column, Trojan horse -- (a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst)
       => unit, social unit -- (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit")

Sense 2
trojan, trojan horse -- (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")
       => malevolent program -- (a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects)

Sense 3
Trojan Horse, Wooden Horse -- (a large hollow wooden figure of a horse (filled with Greek soldiers) left by the Greeks outside Troy during the Trojan War)
       INSTANCE OF=> figure -- (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus")