herder
noun
a person in charge of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
herder
1 American
[hur-der]
/ ˈhɜr dər /
noun
Herder
2
American
[her-duhr ]
/ ˈhɛr dər /
noun
Herder
1
British
/ ˈhɛrdər /
noun
herder
2
British
/ ˈhɜːdə /
noun
Etymology
Origin of herder
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"I can see my camels suffering from extreme heat," Ali Umer, a camel herder from Semera in Afar, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Aliyu Abdullahi Isa, a 25-year-old Fulani herder, knows the names of all the 20 white cattle grazing on the remains of dry stalks of maize.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026
Namnyak, a Maasai herder in north Tanzania, fears a carbon credit scheme linked to Volkswagen -- dismissed by NGOs as "greenwashing" -- could destroy her community's way of life.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a former camel herder who commands the rebels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
Once she dodged behind a brushpile as the town herder came by with some cows to pasture.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
When Lois Neville and Ellen Boudreau-Den Herder became co-executive directors of the Hollywood Fringe Festival in early 2020, their first job, Neville likes to joke, was to cancel it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
“The National Institutes of Health was previously, and for decades, the biggest funder of biomedical research against infectious diseases and other threats to public health globally,” Herder said.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
His death was confirmed to the New York Times by David Herder, a friend.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
Herder Joel Kirimbu said compensation should match the market rate.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Through his philosophical writings he became acquainted with many distinguished persons—Goethe, Herder, Princess Amalia of Gallitzin, and especially Jacobi, with whom he had much in common.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
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