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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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During Thursday's second semi-final, Ireland's RTE will be showing "The End of the World with Beanz", featuring 1993 Eurovision winner Niamh Kavanagh in Norway experiencing life as a reindeer herder.

From Barron's ● May 11, 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

Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a former camel herder who commands the rebels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025

Born in 1951, the 74-year-old devout Roman Catholic was the son of a cattle herder and the eighth of nine children.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2025

They would just have thought, well, he’s come back to be a herder.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

You’re not just funding artists, Den Herder pointed out, “You’re funding your world.”

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

His own poetry has but little value; Herder was a skilful verse-maker but hardly a creative poet.

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

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