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List of collective nouns for people

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SUBJECT COLLECTIVE TERM
STATUS
academics A faculty of academics
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accountants A balance of accountants Uncertain
actors A cast of actors
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actors A company of actors
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anatomists A corps of anatomists Spurious
arsonists A conflagration of arsonists
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athletes A team of athletes
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automobile dealers A lot of automobile dealers Spurious
pipers A poverty of pipers
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barbers A babble of barbers Spurious
barons A thought of barons
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beauties A bevy of beauties
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bookkeepers An audit of bookkeepers
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bureaucrats A bloat of bureaucrats Spurious
bureaucrats A shuffle of bureaucrats
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cardiologists A flutter of cardiologists Spurious
starlets A galaxy of starlets
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cobblers A drunken ship of cobblers
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courtiers A threatening of courtiers
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critics A pan of critics Spurious
doctors A doctrine of doctors
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pupils A dilation of pupils Spurious
employees A staff of employees
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engineers A geek of engineers Spurious
secret agents A bond of secret agents Spurious
experts A panel of experts
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fishermen An exaggeration of fishermen Spurious
friars A scull of friars
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mourners A cortege of mourners
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geologists A conglomerate of geologists Spurious
girls A giggle of girls
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goths A pretense of goths
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grandparents A wisdom of grandparents
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hackers A cruft of hackers Spurious
harpers A melody of harpers
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hoodlums A gang of hoodlums
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horsemen A cavalcade of horsemen
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husbands A multiply of husbands
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idiots A thicket of idiots Spurious
jugglers A neverthriving of jugglers
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knights A banner of knights
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knights A rout of knights
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ladies A bevy of ladies
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lawyers A huddle of lawyers
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lepers A colony of lepers
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librarians A catalogue of librarians Spurious
men A band of men
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mathematicians A number of mathematicians
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mathematicians A set of mathematicians
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matrons A riches of matrons
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mechanics A clutch of mechanics Spurious
meteorologists A shower of meteorologists Spurious
misers A horde of misers Spurious
monks An abomination of monks (see note) Spurious
natives A tribe of natives
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nudists A hangout of nudists Spurious
nuns A superfluity of nuns
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onlookers A crowd of onlookers
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orthodontists A brace of orthodontists Spurious
painters An illusion of painters
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pathologists A body of pathologists Spurious
performers A troupe of performers
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philosophers A ponder of philosophers
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physicists A nucleus of physicists Spurious
theoretical physicists A field of theoretical physicists Spurious
plumbers A flush of plumbers Spurious
preachers A converting of preachers
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prelates A pontifica of prelates
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princes A state of princes
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programmers An asylum of programmers Spurious
harlots A heard of harlots
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prostitutes An anthology of prostitutes (see note) Spurious
psychoanalysts A complex of psychoanalysts Spurious
relatives A descent of relatives Spurious
scots A disworship of scots
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senators A house of senators
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servants An obesiance of servants
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sailors A crew of sailors
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soldiers A brigade of soldiers
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soldiers A company of soldiers
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soldiers A division of soldiers
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soldiers A platoon of soldiers
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soldiers A squad of soldiers
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stockbrokers A portfolio of stockbrokers Spurious
strumpets A blast of strumpets Spurious
students A class of students
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tailors A disguising of tailors
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thieves A den of thieves
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toddlers A mine of toddlers Spurious
tourists A flock of tourists
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tree surgeons A graft of tree surgeons Spurious
troops A parel of troops
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tubas (players) A tumult of tubas (players) Spurious
vicaries (vicars) A prudence of vicaries (vicars)
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waiters An indifference of waiters Spurious
whores A snatch of whores Spurious
widows An ambush of widows Spurious
witches A coven of witches
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women A gaggle of women
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worshipers A congregation of worshipers
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yeomen A fellowship of yeomen
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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.

An "anthology of prostitutes" is a pun on "anthology of prose", as "pro" is a common contraction for prostitute in Britain and elsewhere.