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

Herder

[ her-duh r ]

/ ˈhɛr dər /

noun

Jo·hann Gott·fried von

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

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Examples from the Web for herder

It was like him to forget all about the herder and the promise of pinochle that night.
The Uphill Climb|B. M. Bower
The herder replied that he did not know, and offered to go and see.
The Saint|Antonio Fogazzaro
Wanted, a herder for 500 sheep that can speak Spanish fluently.
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Herder, to whom Merck was known, had been a previous intermediary.
The Youth of Goethe|Peter Hume Brown

One must have education and show that he is not a herder raised in the branding-pen.
The Blood of the Arena|Vicente Blasco Ibez

British Dictionary definitions for herder

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

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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