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Horde vs Sander - What's the difference?

horde | sander |

As nouns the difference between horde and sander

is that horde is 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 while sander is a person employed to sand wood.

horde

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • A large number of people.
  • We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.
  • * 1907 , Jack London, Before Adam , page Chapter IV
  • It is true, the more progressive members of our horde lived in the caves above the river.

    Derived terms

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    Usage notes

    * Sometimes confused with hoard.

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    sander

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person employed to sand wood.
  • A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
  • (railway) A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy or icy conditions to improve traction.
  • (archaic) Previously a small device resembling a saltshaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.
  • Derived terms

    * random orbital sander * belt sander

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