suffix
in the company of; accompanied by; as a group comprising
Attaches to nouns indicating who or what is accompanying. Often used in set phrases like 家族連れ (family group) or 二人連れ (party of two).
家族連れで公園に行った。
We went to the park as a family group.
彼は友人連れでパーティーに来た。
He came to the party accompanied by his friends.
suffix
likes of; people like
Derogatory suffix used to dismiss a group of people. Common in phrases like 政治家連れ (those politicians) or あんな連れ (people like that).
あんな連れとは付き合いたくない。
I don't want to associate with the likes of them.