a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd

a horde of tourists.

a tribe or troop of Asian nomads.

any nomadic group.

a moving pack or swarm of animals

A horde of mosquitoes invaded the camp.

to gather in a horde

The prisoners horded together in the compound.

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band , crew , crowd , crush , drove , everybody , gang , gathering , host , jam , mob , multitude , press , push , squash , swarm , troop , turnout , wall-to-wallnotes:a hoard is a collection or the action that creates one; a horde is a crowd , sometimes unfriendly , flock , mass , ruck , throng , army , cloud , legion , score , clan , group , multitude (nomadic andpredatory) , pack , tribe