Definitions for Horde
hɔrd, hoʊrdhorde

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. horde, host, legionnoun

   a vast multitude

2. hordenoun

   a nomadic community

3. drove, horde, swarmnoun

   a moving crowd

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hordenoun

   Hence: Any large group of people or animals, especially one wandering or moving about; as, the movie star was surrounded by a horde of screaming fans.

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. hordenoun

   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. hordenoun

   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.

3. Etymology: Recorded in English since 1555. From horde, from German Horde, from horda, from орда, which may come directly from Mongol or from West Turkic (compare Tatar urda, 'horde', Turkish ordu, 'camp, army'), from orda, ordu, 'court, camp, horde'; akin to Kalmuk orda.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hordenoun

   A clan; a migratory crew of people.

   Of lost mankind, in polish’d slavery sunk,
   Drove martial horde on horde with dreadful sweep,
   And gave the vanquish’d world another form. James Thomson, Winter.

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1. horde

   A horde is a large group of people or animals, often used to describe a chaotic, unruly or swarming crowd. The term can sometimes carry a negative connotation of being disorganized, overwhelming or threatening. It can also be used to describe a nomadic tribe or a political entity in certain historical contexts, particularly in relation to nomadic people in Central Asia.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Hordenoun

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

2. Etymology: [F. horde (cf. G. horde), fr. Turk. ord, ord, camp; of Tartar origin.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Horde

   hōrd, n. a migratory or wandering tribe or clan.—v.i. to live together as a horde.—Golden horde (see Golden). [Fr.,—Turk. ordū, camp—Pers. ōrdū, court, camp, horde of Tatars.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. horde

   A wandering troop or gang; especially a clan or tribe of a nomadic people possessing no fixed habitations, but migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, or the like cause.

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1. Horde

   Hoard vs. Horde -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Hoard and Horde.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. HORDE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Horde is ranked #94730 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Horde surname appeared 193 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Horde.
   
   41.4% or 80 total occurrences were White.
   39.9% or 77 total occurrences were Black.
   9.3% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   5.1% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Community
   • Crowd
   • Multitude

Anagrams for Horde »

1. Herod

2. Rhode

How to pronounce Horde?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Horde in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Horde in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Horde in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Horde in a Sentence

1. Lord Byron, Don Juan:

   Society is now one polished horde, --- Formed of two mighty tribes, the Bores and Bored.

2. Camille Paglia:

   Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones run in packs like the primal horde. They have only a brief season of exhilarating liberty between control by their mothers and control by their wives.

3. Chris Cuomo:

   You can build a physical barrier. But why say its a cure-all to keep back this demonized group of people, like this marauding horde that doesnt exist. [Trump] created all of this. Its all bogus.

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