horde UK /hɔːd/US /hɔɹd/noun 2verb 1forms 4 noun2 •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. •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. verb1 •To travel en masse; to flock."What wouldst thou insinuate?" replied Elmuton, sarcastically; “has he not been watched, and secretly discovered hordeing with Christians? — 1824 formshorded · hordeing · hording · hordes