swarmer

/ˈswɔrmər/
noun
  1. An insect, especially a bee or ant, that leaves its colony with others to form a new colony.
    • Each swarmer leaves the parent colony carrying the potential for a new generation.
    • Swarmer ants take flight on warm, humid evenings to mate and establish new nests.
    • The beekeeper carefully collected the swarmers to start a new hive.
  2. A person or thing that moves in a large, dense group.
    • At the concert, every swarmer pushed toward the stage as the band came on.
    • In the video game, a swarmer of enemies overwhelmed the player's defenses.
    • The protesters were a swarmer of voices demanding change.
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