noun

1. a nomadic tribe or clan of Mongols
2. any wandering tribe or group
3. a large, moving crowd or throng; swarm

Etymology: Fr < Ger, earlier horda < Pol < Turk ordū, a camp < Tatar urdu, a camp, lit., something erected < urmak, to pitch (a camp)

intransitive verb horded hord′ed, hording hord′·ing