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Horde

/hɔːd/

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.

📖 Definitions of "Horde"

noun
  1. 1

    A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.

  2. 2

    A large number of people.

    "We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs."

verb
  1. 1

    To travel en masse, to flock

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