Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Horde

Horde (hōrd) , noun

[French horde (compare German horde), from Turkish ordū, ordī, camp; of Tartar origin.]

1.
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. — Thomson
2.
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.