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hoard

[ hawrd, hohrd ]

noun

  1. a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:

    a vast hoard of silver.

    Synonyms: stock, store, cache, reserve, stockpile



verb (used with object)

  1. to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or carefully guarded place:

    to hoard food during a shortage.

verb (used without object)

  1. to accumulate money, food, or the like, in a hidden or carefully guarded place for preservation, future use, etc.

hoard

/ hɔːd /

noun

  1. an accumulated store hidden away for future use
  2. a cache of ancient coins, treasure, etc


verb

  1. to gather or accumulate (a hoard)

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Usage

Hoard is sometimes wrongly written where horde is meant: hordes (not hoards ) of tourists

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Derived Forms

  • ˈhoarder, noun

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Other Words From

  • hoarder noun
  • un·hoarded adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoard1

First recorded before 900; Middle English hord(e), Old English hord; cognate with Old Norse hodd, Old High German hort, Gothic huzd “treasure”; hide 1, hide 2

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hoard1

Old English hord; related to Old Norse hodd, Gothic huzd, German Hort, Swedish hydda hut

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Example Sentences

We cannot be confident that Amazon will treat this new data any better than it has treated its existing data hoard.

From Time

In the 1940s, geographer and anthropologist George Carter amassed a hoard of Indigenous goods farmed in the Southwest, which he later donated to the University of California, Berkeley.

In addition to pure speed, RSC will give Meta the ability to train algorithms on its massive hoard of user data.

Scientists are excited to mine this data hoard to further refine the universe’s origin story.

Slowly, they removed soil, pebbles, and fist-sized stones a fraction of an inch at a time, revealing the outline of the hoard.

That I hoard medication and go to sleep each night on a big pile of Zithromax?

JML: Attractive celebrities are usually followed by a hoard of women.

And by the end of the war he had managed to hoard at least 1,400 hugely valuable works for himself.

Apple, “a pioneer in tactics to avoid taxes,” has kept much of its cash hoard abroad, out of reach of Uncle Sam.

When would you rather hoard money instead of lending it out?

That hoard up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and there is no end of their getting?

If I take no money for the money that I lend, how shall I then increase my hoard?

They are no wiser than the savages, who hide and hoard their little heaps of cowrie-shells.

What you enjoy is yours; what for your heirs / 45 You hoard, already is not yours, but theirs.

Gunnar refuses Atli's command to reveal the hiding-place of the hoard, bidding them bring to him the heart of Hogni.

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Hoard Vs. Horde

What’s the difference between hoard and horde?

Hoard is a verb meaning to accumulate things and closely guard them, often in a greedy or excessive way, as in Dragons are known for hoarding treasure. It can also be used as a noun to collectively refer to the things that have been accumulated, as in a hoard of treasure. Horde is a noun referring to a large group or mob of people, especially one considered in a negative way, as in I’d rather avoid the hordes of tourists. 

The word horde is also used in a more specific way to refer to a group of nomads. It is especially associated with the Mongol army of the 1200s (sometimes known as the Golden Horde). Horde can also be a verb, meaning to gather or move in a horde, but this use is much less common.

Both words often relate to large groups, but a hoard is an accumulation of items, while a horde is a group of people (or animals).

To remember which spelling to use, remember that nomadic hordes sometimes travel on horses. The word hoard, on the other hand, hoards the letter A all for itself.

Here’s an example of hoard and horde used correctly in a sentence.

Example: A horde of invaders sacked the city and looted the royal treasure hoard. 

Want to learn more? Read the full breakdown of the difference between hoard and horde.

Quiz yourself on hoard vs. horde!

Should hoard or horde be used in the following sentence?

At noon, a _____ of hungry children will descend upon the cafeteria.

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