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noun, often disparaging a large group of people
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herd1
- 1) noun, a large group of mammals living and feeding together, esp a group of cattle, sheep, etc
- 2) noun, often disparaging a large group of people
- 3) noun, derogatory the large mass of ordinary people
- 4) verb, to collect or be collected into or as if into a herd
Etymology
Old English heord; related to Old Norse hjörth, Gothic hairda, Old High German herta, Greek kórthus troop
herd2
- 1) noun, a) a man or boy who tends livestock; herdsman b) (in combination)
- 2) verb, to drive forwards in a large group
- 3) verb, to look after (livestock)
Etymology
Old English hirde; related to Old Norse hirthir, Gothic hairdeis, Old High German hirti, Old Saxon hirdi, herdi; see herd1
Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008
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Synonyms
swarm, flock, crowd, collection, mass, drove, crush, mob, horde, multitude, throng, assemblage, press, lead, drive, force, direct, guide, shepherd, Often disparaging rabble, populace, riffraff
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