: one that herds
specifically
: a person who manages, breeds, or tends to livestock : herdsman sense 1
Examples of herder in a Sentence
the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents
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At the world’s southern edge, where nature is brutal and time stands still, hunters, herders and families endure the cold and solitude as ghosts roam the pampa.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Most of the suspects, according to police, are bandits or armed herders — ethnically Fulani pastoralists who are majority Muslim.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 26 July 2025
Corgis are recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as herding dogs, in fact they were initially bred as cattle herders.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
One hypothesis as to how the fossils ended up there is that seasonal nomadic livestock herders traded meat and goods such as fossils with local inhabitants, in exchange for use of their land.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Most of the suspects, according to police, are bandits or armed herders — ethnically Fulani pastoralists who are majority Muslim.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 26 July 2025
Corgis are recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as herding dogs, in fact they were initially bred as cattle herders.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
One hypothesis as to how the fossils ended up there is that seasonal nomadic livestock herders traded meat and goods such as fossils with local inhabitants, in exchange for use of their land.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for herder
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herder. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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