rabble
noun
[ ˈrab(ə)l ]
• a disorderly crowd; a mob.
• "he was met by a rabble of noisy, angry youths"
Similar:
mob,
(disorderly) crowd,
throng,
gang,
swarm,
host,
horde,
pack,
press,
crush,
jam,
gathering,
assemblage,
multitude,
mass,
body,
group,
rout,
• a large group of butterflies.
• "we arrived at the grounds after following a rabble of butterflies"
Origin:
late Middle English (in the senses ‘string of meaningless words’ and ‘pack of animals’): perhaps related to dialect rabble ‘to gabble’.
