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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of herder1

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

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.

By 2015, those guns had been turned by extremist groups upon villagers, cattle herders and children in rural Burkina Faso.

From Time

Like Suzy, Isabelle is a natural herder and constant nipper.

This could lead herders into new territories, increasing the likeliness of violent clashes between humans and lions that prey on cattle.

From Ozy

They’re helping villagers build more economic muscle by assisting in the marketing of pashmina wool produced by wildlife-friendly herders.

From Ozy

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

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

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.

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

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

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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