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lashkar

lashkar

9.9
A large crowd of people who gather for the same purpose
  • noun
  • Indian
translation icon : multitud
  • A lashkar of volunteers arrived at the shelter to help with the cleanup.

Examples

  • The festival attracted a lashkar of people from neighboring towns.

  • A lashkar gathered in the square to listen to the speaker.

  • A large lashkar gathered to celebrate the festival.

  • The lashkar marched through the streets, chanting slogans.

  • A lashkar of volunteers arrived at the shelter to help with the cleanup.

  • The festival attracted a lashkar of people from neighboring towns.

  • A lashkar gathered in the square to listen to the speaker.

Synonyms

crowd
vslashkar
1.0

Many people or things are close together in one place

is used for groups often formed for a common purpose rather than mere presence
flock
vslashkar
57 2.0

A group of people who follow the same leader

is used for large groups often formed for a common purpose
congregation
vslashkar
7 3.4

A group of people, animals, or things gathered together

is used for groups with a common purpose, not the gathering action
thring
vslashkar
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A large crowd of people packed closely together

is used for groups often formed for a common purpose rather than density

How Large

throng
28 5.9
multitude
9 4.6
lashkar
  • Indian
9.9
crowd
1.0
assembly
162 2.5

Surface Forms

lashkar singular
lashkars plural

Etymology

Lashkar comes from Persian and Urdu, used in South Asia, where the word means 'army' or 'camp'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine an 'army' of volunteers, so lashkar can mean a large group or crowd gathered for one purpose.