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  herder

  noun

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

  noun

  Johann Gottfried von 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.

herder

¹ American  

[hur-der] / ˈhɜr dər /

noun

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

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Herder ² American  

[her-duhr] / ˈhɛr dər /

noun

1. Johann Gottfried von 1744–1803, German philosopher and poet.

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Herder ¹ British  

/ ˈhɛrdər /

noun

1. 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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herder ² British  

/ ˈhɜːdə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of herder

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

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Example Sentences

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In Abdali, an agricultural region abutting Iraq, a lone herder tended to dozens of camels on a recent afternoon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Nedoune, a Tuareg herder in his fifties, said he was fetching water two years ago in the northern Timbuktu region when a convoy spotted him.

From Barron's ● May 19, 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

The report called for a new bilateral security pact, sanctions and other reforms including banning Nigeria's beef exports to compel armed herder groups to disarm.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

It was a true mystery to me, how the Sun Maiden Chuguillanto could choose a short life with a llama herder rather than eternity with Inti.

From "The Ugly One" by Leanne Statland Ellis

“It’s like a tasting menu,” Den Herder noted.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026

This, Herder said, could slow the development and deployment of new vaccines.

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

It is worth noting, however, that Herder in his provokingly tentative way of thinking comes now and again very near ideas made familiar to us by Spencer and Darwin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

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