Dictionary entries for 'horde'

Synonyms

horde (hôrd, hōrd)

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

noun

A large group or crowd; a swarm: a horde of mosquitoes. See synonyms at crowd¹
1. A nomadic Mongol tribe.
2. A nomadic tribe or group.