horde
A wandering troop or gangA 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.
» Tom was surrounded by a horde of screaming fangirls.
Tom war von einer Horde kreischender Verehrerinnen umgeben.
Том был окружён толпой визжащих фанаток.
Тома окружила толпа визжащих фанаток.
Meaning
2 senses(collective)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.
Horde
орда́ordá
орда́ordá
(collective)A large number of people or things.
We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.
Horde
орда́ordá, по́лчищеpólčišče
орда́ordá
- a vast multitude
- a nomadic community
- a moving crowd
Examples
13 sentencesTom was surrounded by a horde of screaming fangirls.
ruТом был окружён толпой визжащих фанаток.
deTom war von einer Horde kreischender Verehrerinnen umgeben.
There are hordes of tourists in the city centre.
deIn der Innenstadt sind in Scharen Touristen unterwegs.
This game has you battle against hordes of evil stoats.
ruВ этой игре вы вступаете в бой с полчищами злых горностаев.
Tom defected to the monster horde after befriending an orc.
A horde of angry toddlers is the scariest thing I can imagine.
Translations
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Origin
Recorded in English since 1555. From Middle French horde, from German Horde, from Polish hRecorded in English since 1555. From Middle French horde, from German Horde, from Polish horda, from Russian орда́ (ordá, “horde, clan, troop”), probably from Kipchak Turkic (compare Tatar урда (urda, “horde”)), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“place of staying of the army, ruler etc.”). Cognates include Turkish ordu (“camp, army”), Mongolian орд (ord, “court, castle, royal compound, camp, horde”) and Kalmyk орда (orda). Doublet of orda and Urdu.
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