This page lists the collective nouns used for groups of people. Some of these terms are very old, while others are newer and have become accepted after growing in use.
Many of the collective nouns for people are based around occupations and professions, while others are based of family, gender, nationality and other areas.
If any collective nouns are missing or need editing, please leave a comment using the form at the bottom of the page.
| Group | Collective Nouns |
| Academics | Faculty |
| Acrobats | Troupe |
| Actors | Cast, Company, Condescension, Cry, Queue |
| Actresses | Entrance |
| Aldermen | Bench |
| Arsonists | Conflagration |
| Artistes | Troupe |
| Athletes | Team |
| Bakers | Tabernacle |
| Barbers | Babble |
| Barmen | Promise |
| Barons | Thought |
| Barristers | Boast, Wiggery |
| Bastards | Shower |
| Beaters | Squad |
| Beauties | Beavy, Galaxy |
| Beggars | Fighting |
| Bishops | Bench, Psalter, Sea |
| Boys | Plush, Rascal |
| Boy Scouts | Troop |
| Brewers | Feast |
| Brownies | Pack |
| Bureaucrats | Shuffle |
| Butchers | Goring |
| Butlers | Sneer |
| Candidates | Slate |
| Canons | Chapter, Dignity |
| Capitalists | Company, Syndicate |
| Cardinals | College |
| Carpenters | Pound |
| Catholics | Mass |
| Censors | Gaggle |
| Cheerleaders | Array |
| Chess Players | Board, Brood |
| Churchgoers | Congregation |
| Clerks | Rookery, School |
| Clowns | Alley, Pratfall |
| Cobblers | Cutting, Drunkship |
| Comedians | Gaggle, Riot |
| Communists | Colhose |
| Cooks | Hastiness |
| Cowboys | Cavvy, Saunter |
| Critics | Shrivel |
| Curs | Cowardice |
| Dancers | Troupe, Flight (male), Float (female) |
| Deans | Decanter, Decorum |
| Decorators | Tantrum |
| Dentists | Amalgam, Brace, Wwince |
| Dermatologists | Rash |
| Designers | Set, Subtlety |
| Directors | Board |
| Doctors | Doctrine |
| Dons | Obstruction |
| Drummers | Asylum, Fagot, Roll |
| Employees | Staff |
| Englishmen | Pound |
| Equestrians | Prance |
| Experts | Discord, Panel |
| Fishermen | Drift, Exaggeration, Grumble, Sulk |
| Followers | Trail |
| Foresters | Stalk |
| Frenchmen | Peck |
| Friends | Party |
| Gamblers | Talent |
| Generals | Glitter |
| Geneticists | Helix |
| Geologists | Conglomerate, Formation |
| Geometrists | Plane |
| Germans | Gross |
| Girl Guides | Company |
| Girls | Giggle |
| Golfers | Lie, Tedium |
| Goons | Plunder |
| Gossips | Gaggle |
| Gossip columnists | Slither |
| Governesses | Galaxy |
| Graduate students | Fortitude |
| Grammarians | Conjunction |
| Grandparents | Nag, Wisdom |
| Groupies | Grope |
| Gym instructors | Set |
| Gymnasts | Troupe |
| Gynaecologists | Smear |
| Gypsies | Store |
| Hackers | Cruft |
| Hairdressers | Set, Swish |
| Harlots | Herd |
| Harpists | Melody |
| Hedonists | Debauchery |
| Heirs | Expectation |
| Hermits | Observance |
| Hippies | Trip |
| Hobos | Flagon |
| Homosexuals | Ensemble |
| Hoodlums | Gang |
| Horsemen | Cavalcade |
| Hunters | Blast |
| Husbands | Multiply, Unhappiness |
| Impressionists | Blur |
| In-laws | Imposition |
| Interpreters | Tounge |
| Irishmen | Pint |
| Italians | Explosion |
| Joggers | Wheeze |
| Journalists | Scoop, Slant |
| Judges | Bench, Sentence |
| Jugglers | Neverthriving |
| Jurors | Damning |
| Knights | Banner, Rout |
| Ladies | Bevy |
| Lawyers | Disputation, Eloquence, Escheat, Greed, Huddle, Quarrel |
| Lecturers | Drift |
| Lepers | Colony |
| Lesbians | Tough |
| Liberals | Pink |
| Librarians | Catalogue, Stack, Shush |
| Listeners | Audience |
| Magicians | Illusion |
| Magistrates | Bench |
| Mathematicians | Number, Set |
| Matrons | Riches |
| Majors | Morbidity |
| Meatheads | Density |
| Mechanics | Clutch, Torque |
| Men | Band |
| Merchants | Faith |
| Messengers | Diligence |
| Metallurgists | Amalgamation |
| Meteorologists | Shower |
| Microbiologists | Colony |
| Midwives | Expectation |
| Minstrels | Troupe |
| Models | Slouch |
| Monks | Abominable Sight |
| Mothers | Cconsternation |
| Mothers-in-law | Mutter |
| Mourners | Cortege |
| Musicians | Band, Orchestra |
| Narcissists | Mug, Reflection |
| Natives | Tribe |
| Nazis | Jungle |
| Nieces | Squeal |
| Northerners | Freeze |
| Nuns | Convent, Murmur, Flap, Pray, Superfluity |
| Nymphomaniacs | Spread |
| Officers | Mess, Execution |
| Onlookers | Crowd |
| Orthodontists | Brace |
| Orthopaedists | Brace, Cast |
| Osteopaths | Joint |
| Painters | Curse, Illusion, Misbelieving |
| Paparazzi | Flash |
| Parents | Embarrassment, Persistence |
| Pathologists | Body |
| Patients | Virtue |
| Pedlars | Malapertness |
| People | Audience, Crowd, Mob |
| Percussionist | Meter |
| Performers | Troupe/Troup |
| Philosophers | Confiusion, Ponder |
| Photographers | Clique, Snap |
| Physicians | College |
| Physicists | Nucleus |
| Pianists | Pound |
| Pilots | Crew, Yoke |
| Pipers | Skirl |
| Plumbers | Flood, Flush |
| Poets | Iamb, Obsucurity, Rhyme |
| Police | Posse |
| Politicians | Lie, Equivocation, Odium |
| Preachers | Converting, Pontification |
| Priests | Discretion, Lechery, Mass, superfluity |
| Prisoners | Gang, Pity |
| Professors | Pomposity |
| Programmers | Archive, Bloat (Microsoft) |
| Prostitutes | Anthology, Stable, Whored |
| Psychoanalysts | Complex |
| Psychologists | Complex |
| Public speakers | Twaddle |
| Pyromaniacs | Blaze, Conflagration |
| Radiologists | Series |
| Refugees | Flight |
| Reviewers | Pan |
| Rioters | Melee |
| Robbers | Band |
| Sailors | Crew, Deck |
| Salesmen | Sample |
| Schoolboys | Rout |
| Scots | Clan, Disworship |
| Seamstresses | Scolding |
| Senators | House |
| Sergeants-at-law | Subtlety |
| Servants | Obeisance |
| Shepherds | Sodom |
| Sheriffs | Posse |
| Shoemakers | Blackening |
| Shoppers | Crush |
| Singers | Choir |
| Smokers | Billow, Hack |
| Soldiers | Army, Brigade, Company, Division, Muster, Platoon, Troop |
| Students | Class |
| Subalterns | Simplicity |
| Swingers | Bed |
| Tailors | Disguising, Proud Showing |
| Teachers | Quiz |
| Taverners | Glozing |
| Teenagers | Attitude, Grunt |
| Thieves | Den, Gang , Skulk |
| Tree surgeons | Graft |
| Trustees | Board |
| Tourists | Flock |
| Undertakers | Unction |
| Vegetarians | Sprig |
| Vicars | Prudence |
| Waiters | Absence, Indifference, Order |
| Walkers | Amble |
| Webmasters | Linkage, Net |
| Widows | Ambush |
| Witches | Coven |
| Wives | Impatience |
| Women | Gaggle |
| Workmen | Gang |
| Worshippers | Congregation |
| Wrestlers | Clutch, Crunch |
| Writers | Worship |
| Yeoman | Fellowship |
How about a “bumwobble of cyclists”?
A beaker of scientists
beaker of scientist is wrong
No, it’s right
Sonis a gaggle of women. A gaggle of reporters.
A pride of ??
lion
Lions, of course!
lion
Lions or tiger
Ambush of tigers
Or streak
A ——-of spectators
A See of Spectators?
lions
Lion
A ‘quibble’ of proofreaders, apparently; Hmmm.
Yeah, why not.
Barristers – less than 5: A “Fee” of Barristers – for more than 5 Barristers – An “Extortionate Fee” of Barristers
What about a _____of friends
A band of friends.
A circle of friends
A sitcom of friends.
A ribbon of secratries
A presence of Santas?
Apparently a group of engineers is called a ‘sprocket’ of engineers
An assembly of engineers?
What about a ————– of highwaymen?
Only two years late, but never mind. Re. highwaymen: a Deliverance?
Is there a collective noun for Vergers?
germans-gross XD ROTFL
A collective noun for birds
Collective noun for bird is a flock of birds
no
Flight of birds
Thank you for the answer
A spontaneity of improvisers?
How about a _________ of runners?
A dash of runners.
A field of runners
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A field of runners
What’s a group of professionals?
Its obviously forum
…….Elite of the Elite [Elite][Elite][ELITE!!!!]
one two three dour five six seven eight nine ten~~~~
how about a of staff?
How about a ____________ of players.
Team of players.
A recommendation of consultants? [consultants are always recommending further actions, research, reports which will entail additional employment and, or remuneration for the consultant.
A measure of engineers?
How about a ____________ of consultants.
Forum of consultants
a collective noun of people
im in grade 5 sses
thanks for these nouns it is really helpful
Body of men
body of men
Harold Macmillan coined a collective noun for Prime-Ministers:
A lack of principals
a load of…..?
a load of____?
A pride of homosexuals. A switcheroo of trannies?
a crumple of failures
a twig of leaves
a bough of branches
a lie of lawyers(liars)
a garbage of obnoxious persons
a praise of saints
a praise of angels
Please why a quiz of teachers and not a staff of teachers
A Graceland of Elvis’
What about artists? a chaos? a clutter? a mess? an intelligence? (teehee)
There’s also none for sculptors.
I think a palette of artists, or maybe better yet a palette of painters.
collective noun for angels
A wing of Angels?
Angels biblically are referred to as “a host of angels”, also “a choir of angels”
A host of angels is biblical.
A wunch of bankers. It is a bit rude but topical not too obvious … 🙂
Hahahah, love it!
What’s the collective noun for scholars?
A coagulation, dribble, or shuffle of old people.
A wisdom of Seniors is much kinder, don’t you think?
What is the collective noun for devotees
a_ _ _ _ _ _of gipsies
a_ _ _ _ _ _of curios
Alternative collective noun for tourists – that I have actually heard used! – a confusion of tourists
What’s the collective noun for air hostesses?
A laze of husbands, a sufferance of wives, and a mobius of males.
How about a rhapsody of poets?
A ( ) of fish ?
A ( ) of teachers?
A school of fish
Two_______ of toothpaste
A Crest of Toothpaste
A brigade of chefs
A conceit of architects
Septugenarians?
A Dribble of babies..
A sisterhood of women or females
How about bird? Is ‘school’ accepted?
I suggest a busload of pensioners
Umm..is there a word or phrase
A tribe of nayive people?
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How about angels??
A choir of angels
for group of girls the collective noun is “bevy”
What of sheeps?
A flock of sheep
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Collective noun for collectors of smoking requisites please.
A mortuary of smokers
Sorry to burst the bubble, but I have a correction… a group of jurors is called a jury
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A heard of elephants
A —of cotton?
Bale of cotton
I see a group of liberals is pink, but I don’t see what they call a group of moderates, it’s patriots by the way. Good and country yes please
A slink of lawyers
An Extortion of Lawyers
an excision of surgeons
a slice of surgeons
And finally [?] ….a what of publicans? [I could do with an answer for a book I’m writing.]
A Bar of publicans? A Round of publicans maybe?
Or is there a “proper” answer??
Gaggle of reporters. Can’t believe that was missed. It’s very American.
A stretch of runners?
An Exaggeration of tour guides.
A hutch of ……
Collective name for angels and archangels??
a ‘tower of many stories’ of historians
What is an ‘Obsucurity’. Cannot find it in any dictionary.
It’s probably just a typo, I think they meant ‘Obscurity’.
For me, as a writer, the collective noun “worship” relates more to an ecclesiastical group and has religious overtones. I propose a group writers be called a “quill”!
For what dampness and whine is used for?
A suit of lawyers
A mayhem of lacrosse moms
A quiz of teachers? Really?
I thought it was a boast of soldiers and a flourish of strumpets (herd of harlots is vulgar), although muster is good.
An impatience of wives and an unhappiness of husbands is sad, as is an ambush of widows (what, no widowers?).
A gaggle of nurses. And a conglomerate of doctors. A murder of nuns might also be appropriate.
What is the collective noun for a gang who will benefit from a will? Legatives?
A ______ of mountains .
A heap of mountains!
Range.
A line of kings
How about a Confusion of Polititians
Also a Confusion of Managers, but then they can also be confused on their own.
a group of clubs?
a armful of clubs
A giggle of brownies (junior girl guides)
Suggestion: A dilution of homeopaths
Is it a body of forensic scientists?
What is a group of woodcutters called
Collective noun for woodcutters
A string of pearls
Suggestion: a ‘fiend’ of teenagers
A ________ of tourist guides?
Very good
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A Hobson of (disappointing) prospective party leaders
A collusion of police officers
I am trying to find the word for a collection or group of painters, and the adjective derived from it. Any suggestions?
David T-C.
they didn’t write about few animals/people.
-golf clubs
-trees
-thieves
-wolves
Please answer down below if you know the answers to a group of golf clubs.
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A progress of atheists.
A black hole of depressed people.
A forrest of environmentalists.
A waste of kings.
A ??????? of horticulturists…?
An ego of Pilots
A gossip of Flight Attendants
Hello there – what is the collective noun for a group of Judges please?
Bench of judges, you are welcome
A suppleness of Yoga Teachers
I’m looking for a collective nown for a group of wise men…
What name is given to a group of magistrates
WOmen 😉
A Calculation of Accountants?
What term is used for a Group of Chiefs?
A cackle of crones
noooo flight is for stairs! its a flock of birds
A ——- of workers in hi-vis?
a flamboyance of flamingos
Wise men a group of
These two may relate to the same profession:
A Brace of Crash dummies
A Pain of Internal Auditors
How about “Cohort” ??? Not seeing it in this very lengthy list!
A group of selectmen is called a meeting or a board.
I’m looking for a collective noun for a group of party
A Cacophony of speakers (given most parliamentarians forget they have a microphone so tend to shout into it)