herder

[ hur-der ]

/ ˈhɜr dər /

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noun

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

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Origin of herder

First recorded in 1625–35; herd² + -er¹

Words nearby herder

Hercules-club, Hercynian, hercynite, herd, herd-book, herder, herdic, herd immunity, herding dog, herd instinct, herd's-grass

Other definitions for herder (2 of 2)

Herder

[ her-duhr ]

/ ˈhɛr dər /

noun

Jo·hann Gott·fried von

[yoh-hahn gawt-freet fuhn], /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈgɔt frit fən/, 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.

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How to use herder in a sentence

The dish is generally thought to have originated in the 1800s with sheep herders in northern England or Scotland and was a thrifty meal made with leftover, minced lamb or mutton from a roast.
Mashed plantains top this thrifty, adaptable Caribbean cottage pie|Ann Maloney|August 24, 2021|Washington Post
By 2015, those guns had been turned by extremist groups upon villagers, cattle herders and children in rural Burkina Faso.
Angelina Jolie: We Need to Understand the Human Cost of Burkina Faso’s Refugee Crisis|Angelina Jolie|July 8, 2021|Time
Like Suzy, Isabelle is a natural herder and constant nipper.
Coping with a pet’s accidental death — especially when you blame yourself|Gavin Jenkins|April 23, 2021|Washington Post
This could lead herders into new territories, increasing the likeliness of violent clashes between humans and lions that prey on cattle.
16 Surprising Ways Climate Change Affects You|Nick Fouriezos|April 23, 2021|Ozy

They’re helping villagers build more economic muscle by assisting in the marketing of pashmina wool produced by wildlife-friendly herders.
Where Shepherds Save Wolves — Thanks to Buddhism|Charu Kasturi|March 10, 2021|Ozy
This she did, choosing to write three lines by the German poet and philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder.
Beethoven in Love: The Woman Who Captivated the Young Composer|John Suchet|January 26, 2014|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?
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
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.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
I can't talk Spanish, and the herder says that he no savvy 'Meriky' and it's up to me to sort and claim.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney
It was still very early in the morning when Wade arrived at the herder's camp.
Hidden Gold|Wilder Anthony
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.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for herder (1 of 2)

herder

/ (ˈhɜːdə) /

noun

mainly US a person who cares for or drives herds of cattle or flocks of sheep, esp on an open rangeBrit equivalent: herdsman

British Dictionary definitions for herder (2 of 2)

Herder

/ (German ˈhɛrdər) /

noun

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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