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).
We went to the park as a family group.
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).
I don't want to associate with the likes of them.
He had come traveling with his family in tow.
彼は友人連れでパーティーに来た。
He came to the party accompanied by his friends.
You can't trust what people like those politicians say.
traveling companion; fellow traveler · taking someone along unwillingly; forcing to participate
bringing one's children along · parent with child
family outing; taking the family along
tailgating; piggybacking through a locked door
Derived from the verb 連れる (つれる, 'to accompany'), with rendaku voicing to づれ when used as a suffix.