hoard

Meaning

Noun

1. A hidden supply or fund.
2. A cache of valuable objects or artefacts; a trove.

Verb

1. (transitive) To amass, usually for one's own private collection.
2. (transitive) To save or reserve in one's mind for a future need or use.

Synonyms

store

accumulate

treasure

collect

amass

stockpile

save

pile up

cache

stash

gather

stock

store up

heap

pile

keep

reserve

put away

compile

stow away

roll up

reserves

heap up

tuck away

save up

mass

collection

accumulation

lay away

hive up

hide

squirrel away

corner

squirrel

stack

stockpiling

stock up

stook

storage

strip off

supply

thesaurus

forestall the market

treasure-trove

tumulus

uphold

collect money

put by

personal stock

stock up on

Translations

horten

Schatz

amasser

tesoro

Hort

accumulare

acumular

accumuler

acaparar

amontonar

Vorrat

gruzzolo

ammucchiare

αποθησαυρίζω

trésor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɔɹd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: hord

Inherited from Old English: hord

Cognate with German: Hort

Cognate with Icelandic: hodd

Cognate with Latin: cū̆stōs

Inherited from Middle English: horden

Inherited from Old English: hordian

In summary

From Middle English hord, from Old English hord (“an accumulation of valuable objects cached for preservation or future use; treasure; hoard”), from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą (“treasure; hoard”), of unknown origin, but possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *kewdʰ- (“to conceal, hide”), thus meaning “something hidden”. Cognate with German Hort (“hoard; refuge”), Icelandic hodd (“treasure”), Latin cū̆stōs (“guard; keeper”). For the meaning development compare Russian сокро́вище (sokróvišče, “treasure”) related to Russian скрыва́ть (skryvátʹ, “to hide, to conceal”).