herder

¹

[ hur-der ]

noun

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

Herder

²

[ her-duhr ]

noun

1. Jo·hann Gott·fried von [yoh, -hahn , gawt, -f, r, eet f, uh, n], 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.

herder

¹

/ ˈhɜːdə /

noun

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

Herder

²

/ ˈhɛrdər /

noun

1. HerderJohann Gottfried von17441803MGermanPHILOSOPHY: philosopherWRITING: criticWRITING: poet 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of herder¹

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

Example Sentences

This she did, choosing to write three lines by the German poet and philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder.

From The Daily Beast

Who can explain the sixth sense that warns a night-herder of a stampede a moment before the herd jumps off the bed-ground?

From Project Gutenberg

Except for meeting a lone herder in charge of a band of sheep, they had not met a human being in the last fifty miles.

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I can't talk Spanish, and the herder says that he no savvy 'Meriky' and it's up to me to sort and claim.

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It was still very early in the morning when Wade arrived at the herder's camp.

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So it is on the Long Trail you so often see the herder walking with his dogs ahead of his sheep to hold them back to feed.

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Related Words

• breeder
• herdsman