horde

horde  (hôrd, hrd)

n.

1. A large group or crowd; a swarm: a horde of mosquitoes. See Synonyms at crowd¹.

2.

a. A nomadic Mongol tribe.

b. A nomadic tribe or group.

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[Ultimately (via Polish horda) from North-Western Turkic ordï, residence, court, from Old Turkic ordu.]

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horde [hɔːd]

n

1. a vast crowd; throng; mob

2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a local group of people in a nomadic society

3. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a nomadic group of people, esp an Asiatic group

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a large moving mass of animals, esp insects

vb

(intr) to form, move in, or live in a horde

[from Polish horda, from Turkish ordū camp; compare Urdu]

Usage: Horde is sometimes wrongly written where hoard is meant: a hoard (not horde) of gold coins

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Horde a great company, esp. of savage or uncivilized people. See also gang, rabble, troop.

Examples: horde of barbarians: of Gauls, 1838; of gnats; of Goths, 1695; of insects, 1834; of misers—Lipton, 1970; of pirates, 1837; of regicides, 1796; of savages—Brewer, Tartars, 1594; of wolves, 1864; of young readers, 1888.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	horde - a vast multitude host, legion concourse, throng, multitude - a large gathering of people
	2.	horde - a nomadic community community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" Golden Horde - a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the 13th century
	3.	horde - a moving crowd                       swarm, drove crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

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horde

noun crowd, mob, swarm, press, host, band, troop, pack, crew, drove, gang, multitude, throng A horde of people was screaming for tickets.

Translations

horde [hɔːd] N (= large number, crowd) → multitud f (Hist) → horda f

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horde [ˈhɔː^rd] n (= crowd) → horde f

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horde

n

(of wild animals) → Horde f; (of insects) → Schwarm m

(inf) → Masse f; (of football fans, children etc) → Horde f (pej)

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horde [hɔːd] n → orda
hordes of screaming children → un'orda di bambini urlanti

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horde [hɔːd] n → orda
hordes of screaming children → un'orda di bambini urlanti

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horde

n horde [hoːd]

a crowd or large number (of people etc) Hordes of tourists thronged the temple. horde حَشْدٌ مِن، عَدَد كَبير من орда houf; horda horde; sværm die Horde ορδή horda (histórico); multitud kari گروه lauma horde הָמוֹן भीड़ horda, rulja horda orang banyak hjörð, mergð orda 群れ 큰 무리 minia, orda bars; pūlis begitu ramai atau banyak horde horde, menneskemasse horda horda ceată полчище húf horda horda hord โขยง kalabalık 一大群(人) орда گروہ bầy, lũ, đám 人群