herder

¹ American  

[hur-der] / ˈhɜr dər /

noun

1. a person in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.

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Herder ² American  

[her-duhr] / ˈhɛr dər /

noun

1. Johann Gottfried von 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.

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Herder ¹ British  

/ ˈhɛrdər /

noun

1. Johann Gottfried von (joˈhan ˈɡɔtfriːt fɔn). 1744–1803, German philosopher, critic, and poet, the leading figure in the Sturm und Drang movement in German literature. His chief work is Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man (1784–91)

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herder ² British  

/ ˈhɜːdə /

noun

1. Brit equivalent: herdsman.  a person who cares for or drives herds of cattle or flocks of sheep, esp on an open range

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Etymology

Origin of herder

First recorded in 1625–35; herd ² + -er ¹

Example Sentences

What could the boy Rowan, the shy, timid herder of the bukshah, have to say?

From Literature

And we eventually heard through the grapevine that they all—including Matthew—were working as cattle herders in Sogakope.

From Literature

Nigeria faces multiple, overlapping security challenges beyond kidnappings, including an Islamist insurgency in the north-east, separatist violence in the south-east, and frequent clashes between herders and farmers in central regions over land and water.

From BBC

Maasai herders in Kenya and Tanzania are paid around $600 for each cow killed by predators, on the condition that no predators are killed in retaliation, according to conservationists.

From The Wall Street Journal

Both campaigners and herders insist they have the reindeer's best interests at heart.

From BBC

Related Words

• breeder
• herdsman