List of collective nouns for people

This is a list of collective nouns for people.

SUBJECT	COLLECTIVE TERM	STATUS
academics	A faculty of academics	√
actors	A cast of actors	√
actors	A company of actors	√
beauties	A bevy of beauties	√
employees	A staff of employees	√
experts	A panel of experts	√
geeks	A bunch of geeks	√
hoodlums	A gang of hoodlums	√
horsemen	A cavalcade of horsemen	√
knights	A banner of knights	√
knights	A rout of knights	√
men	A band of men	√
mourners	A cortege of mourners	√
natives	A tribe of natives	√
performers	A troupe of performers	√
players	A team of players	√
sailors	A crew of sailors	√
soldiers	A brigade of soldiers	√
soldiers	A company of soldiers	√
soldiers	A division of soldiers	√
soldiers	A platoon of soldiers	√
soldiers	A squad of soldiers	√
students	A class of students	√
thieves	A den of thieves	√
witches	A coven of witches	√
worshipers	A congregation of worshipers	√

Notes

The phrase "An abomination of monks" is frequently cited as a legitimate collective noun for monks. It is actually a misinterpretation of the title of a protestant treatise written by Jan Hus around 1400.

See also

• Collective noun