
Collective Nouns for People
Here you find a list of 200 collective nouns for people used for a number or a collection of people.
Generally, the collective nouns for people are formed based on occupations, professions, gender, nationality and other areas.
List of the Collective Nouns for People
Sl.No. | Name of the People | Collective Noun / Group Name for People |
01 | Academics | a faculty of academics |
03 | Actresses | an entrance of actresses |
03 | Acrobats | a troupe of acrobats |
04 | Actors | a company of actors |
05 | Advisors | a council of advisors |
06 | Angels | a host of angels |
07 | Artistes | a troupe of artistes |
08 | Athletes | a team of athletes |
09 | Bakers | a tabernacle of bakers |
10 | Barbers | a babble of barbers |
11 | Barbarians | a horde of barbarians |
12 | Barmen | a promise of barmen |
13 | Barons | a thought of barons |
14 | Barristers | a boast of barristers |
15 | Beaters | a squad of beaters |
16 | Beauties | a bevy/a galaxy of beauties |
17 | Beggars | a fighting of beggars |
18 | Bishops | a bench of bishops |
19 | Boys | a rascal/a blush of boys |
20 | Brewers | a feast of brewers |
21 | Brownies | a pack of brownies |
22 | Bureaucrats | a shuffle of bureaucrats |
23 | Butchers | a goring of butchers |
24 | Butlers | a sneer of butlers |
25 | Candidates | a slate/a batch of candidates |
26 | Capitalists | a company/a syndicate of capitalists |
27 | Cardinals | a college of cardinals |
28 | Censors | a gaggle of censors |
29 | Churchgoers | a congregation of churchgoers |
30 | Clerks | a rookery/a school of clerks |
31 | Clowns | an alley/a pratfall of clowns |
32 | Cobblers | a cutting of cobblers |
33 | Columnists | a slither of gossip columnists |
34 | Comedians | a gaggle/a riot of comedians |
35 | Convicts | a gang of convicts |
36 | Cooks | a hastiness of cooks |
37 | Criminals | a gang of criminals |
38 | Critics | a shrivel of critics |
39 | Crooks | a bunch/a gang of crooks |
40 | Dancers | a group/a troupe of dancers |
41 | Daubers | a squat of daubers |
42 | Deans | a decanter/a decorum of deans |
43 | Dentists | a brace/a wince of dentists |
44 | Dermatologists | a rash of dermatologists |
45 | Delegates | a conference/a congress of delegates |
46 | Designers | a set/a subtlety of designers |
47 | Directors | a board of directors |
48 | Decorators | a tantrum of decorators |
49 | Doctors | a doctrine of doctors |
50 | Dons | an obstruction of dons |
51 | Drummers | a roll of drummers |
52 | Employees | a staff of employees |
53 | Englishmen | a pound of Englishmen |
54 | Equestrians | a prance of Equestrians |
55 | Experts | a discord/a panel of experts |
56 | Followers | a train/a band followers |
57 | Fools | a pack of fools |
58 | Foresters | a stalk of foresters |
59 | Frenchmen | a peck of Frenchmen |
60 | Friends | a party/a circle of friends |
61 | Gamblers | a talent of gamblers |
62 | Generals | a glitter of generals |
63 | Geneticists | a helix of geneticists |
64 | Geologists | a conglomerate/a formation of geologists |
65 | Girls | a bevy/a giggle of girls |
66 | Governesses | a galaxy of governesses |
67 | Grammarians | a conjunction of grammarians |
68 | Grandparents | a wisdom of grandparents |
69 | Groupies | a group of groupies |
70 | Gym Instructors | a set of gym instructors |
71 | Gymnasts | troupe of gymnasts |
72 | Gypsies | a caravan of gypsies |
73 | Hackers | a cruft of hackers |
74 | Hairdressers | a set/a swish of hairdressers |
75 | Hedonists | a debauchery of hedonists |
76 | Heirs | an expectation of heirs |
77 | Hermits | an observance of hermits |
78 | Hippies | a trip of hippies |
79 | Hoodiums | a gang of hoodlums |
80 | Horsemen | a cavalcade of horsemen |
81 | Hunters | a blast of hunters |
82 | Husbands | a multiply/an unhappiness of husbands |
83 | Impressionists | a blur of impressionists |
84 | In-laws | an imposition of in-laws |
85 | Indians | a tribe of Indians |
86 | Irishmen | a pint of Irishmen |
87 | Joggers | a wheeze of joggers |
88 | Journalists | a scoop/a slant of journalists |
89 | Judges | a bench/a panel of judges |
90 | Jurymen | a panel of jurymen |
91 | Kings/Rulers | a line/a dynasty of kings/rulers |
92 | Knaves | A pack of knaves |
93 | Knights | a banner/a rout of knights |
94 | Lawyers | a disputation/an eloquence/a greed/a quarrel of lawyers |
95 | Lecturers | a drift of lecturers |
96 | Lepers | a colony of lepers |
97 | Librarians | a stack/a shush of librarians |
98 | Listeners | an audience of listeners |
99 | Majors | a morbidity of majors |
100 | Magicians | an illusion of magicians |
101 | Magistrates | a bench of magistrates |
102 | Maidens | a rage of maidens |
103 | Mathematicians | a number/a set of mathematicians |
104 | Meatheads | a density of meatheads |
105 | Men | a band/a body of men |
106 | Merchants | a faith of merchants |
107 | Messengers | a diligence of messengers |
108 | Metallurgists | an amalgamation of metallurgists |
109 | Meteorologists | a shower of meteorologists |
110 | Microbiologists | a colony of microbiologists |
111 | Midwives | an expectation of midwives |
112 | Ministers | a council of ministers |
113 | Minstrels | a troupe of minstrels |
114 | Models | a slouch of models |
115 | Mothers | a consternation of mothers |
116 | Mothers-in-law | a mutter of mothers-in-law |
117 | Mourners | a cortege of mourners |
118 | Musicians | a band/an orchestra of musicians |
119 | Musketeers | a platoon of musketeers |
120 | Narcissists | a mug/a reflection of narcissists |
121 | Natives | a tribe of natives |
122 | Nieces | a squeal of nieces |
123 | Nomads | a horde of nomads |
124 | Northerners | a freeze of Northerners |
125 | Nuns | a superfluity of nuns |
126 | Officers | a mess/an execution of officers |
127 | Onlookers | a crowd of onlookers |
128 | Osteopaths | a joint of osteopaths |
129 | Painters | a curse/an illusion of painters |
130 | Parents | an embarrassment /a persistence of parents |
131 | Pathologists | a body of pathologists |
132 | People | a crowd/a colony/a corporation/a gathering/a host of people |
133 | Percussionists | a meter of percussionists |
134 | Performers | a troupe of performers |
135 | Philosophers | a confusion/a ponder of philosophers |
136 | Pilgrims | a caravan/a congregation of pilgrims |
137 | Pipers | a poverty of pipers |
138 | (Chess) Players | a board of chess players |
139 | Players | a team of players |
140 | Plumbers | a flood/a flush of plumbers |
141 | Poets | an obscurity/a rhyme of poets |
142 | Police | a posse of police |
143 | Policemen | a patrol of policemen |
144 | Politicians | a lie/an equivocation of politicians |
145 | Preachers | a converting of preachers |
146 | Priests | a discretion of priests |
147 | Prisoners | a pity/a gang of prisoners |
148 | Professors | a pomposity of professors |
149 | Psychologists | a complex of psychologists |
150 | Pupils | a class/a batch of pupils |
151 | Pyromaniacs | a blaze/a conflagration of pyromaniacs |
152 | Radiologists | a series of radiologists |
153 | Refugees | a flight of refugees |
154 | Representatives | an assembly/a congress of representatives |
155 | Reviewers | a pan of reviewers |
156 | Rioters | a mob of rioters |
157 | Robbers | a band/a gang of robbers |
158 | Sailors | a crew of sailors |
159 | Salesmen | a sample of salesmen |
160 | Savages | a horde of savages |
161 | School Boys | a rout of schoolboys |
162 | (Boy) Scouts | a troop of boy scouts |
163 | Seamstresses | a scolding of seamstresses |
164 | Senators | a house of senators |
165 | Sergeants At Law | a subtlety of sergeants at law |
166 | Servants | a staff of servants |
167 | Schemers | a clique of schemers |
168 | Sheriffs | a posse of sheriffs |
169 | Shoemakers | a blackening of shoemakers |
170 | Shoppers | a crush of shoppers |
171 | Singers | a choir/a group of singers |
172 | Smokers | a billow/a hack of smokers |
173 | Soldiers | an assembly/a band/a battalion/a company/ regiment/a platoon/an army of soldiers |
174 | Strikers | a picket of strikers |
175 | Students | a class of students |
176 | Tailors | a disguising of tailors |
177 | Taverners | a glozing of taverners |
178 | Teachers | a staff/a quiz of teachers |
179 | Teenagers | an attitude/a grunt of teenagers |
180 | Thieves | a gang/a den/a pack of thieves |
181 | Thinkers | a school of thinkers |
182 | Tinkers | a wandering of tinkers |
183 | Tourists | a flock of tourists |
184 | Travellers | a caravan of travellers |
185 | Troops | a muster of troops |
186 | Trustees | a board of trustees |
187 | Vegetarians | a sprig of vegetarians |
188 | Vicars | a prudence of vicars |
189 | Visitors | a stream of visitors |
190 | Waiters | an absence/an order of waiters |
191 | Walkers | an ample of walkers |
192 | Widows | an ambush of widows |
193 | Witches | a coven of witches |
194 | Wives | an impatience of wives |
195 | Women | a gaggle of women |
196 | Worshippers | a congregations of worshippers |
197 | Workmen | a gang of workmen |
198 | Wrestlers | a clutch/a crunch of wrestlers |
199 | Writers | a bevy of writers |
200 | Yeomen | a fellowship of yeomen |