: 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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Previous discoveries of cremations in Africa date to pastoral neolithic herders from 3,500 years ago or later food-producing societies with higher population densities, which made the discovery even more unexpected, the researchers said.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
There are religiously motivated ones targeting both Christians and Muslims, clashes between farmers and herders over dwindling resources, communal rivalries, secessionist groups and ethnic clashes.
—Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Leaders of the Maasai — an ethnic group of traditionally nomadic herders with ancestral ties to the area — and conservationists warn the new tourist destination threatens a migration corridor vital to the movement of vast numbers of animals and have filed a lawsuit to halt its operations.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
Also, Christians clustered in Nigeria’s middle belt area have come under the threat of violence not only from terrorist groups, but also from Muslim herders, who move during the crop cycles.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
There are religiously motivated ones targeting both Christians and Muslims, clashes between farmers and herders over dwindling resources, communal rivalries, secessionist groups and ethnic clashes.
—Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
Leaders of the Maasai — an ethnic group of traditionally nomadic herders with ancestral ties to the area — and conservationists warn the new tourist destination threatens a migration corridor vital to the movement of vast numbers of animals and have filed a lawsuit to halt its operations.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 28 Nov. 2025
Also, Christians clustered in Nigeria’s middle belt area have come under the threat of violence not only from terrorist groups, but also from Muslim herders, who move during the crop cycles.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Nov. 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 14 Jan. 2026.
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