as in herdsman
a tender of livestock
the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents
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Recent Examples of herder
The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Real-life herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg star in the film while also serving as co-writers alongside Brady.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
True progress isn’t measured by towering headquarters; it is seen in rural businesses flourishing, herders gaining access to credit, and digital tools reaching communities once beyond the financial system.
—Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Gabna village, Kuhmunen oversees about 2,500 to 3,000 reindeer and 15 to 20 herders.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
Real-life herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg star in the film while also serving as co-writers alongside Brady.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
True progress isn’t measured by towering headquarters; it is seen in rural businesses flourishing, herders gaining access to credit, and digital tools reaching communities once beyond the financial system.
—Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Gabna village, Kuhmunen oversees about 2,500 to 3,000 reindeer and 15 to 20 herders.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Probably the one that’s best known is the one about how Philomelus, a young, impoverished farmer and herdsman, struggled to push his plow through his fields.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Buhari’s first term was characterized by war on many fronts, including the Boko Haram insurgency, the secessionist pro-Biafra movement in the east of Nigeria and rampaging Fulani herdsmen across Nigeria.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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Two hundred cowboys led the parade, all of whom worked for the Kansas City Stockyards.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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Tapping into this 2025 obsession, Miron Crosby, a leader in fashion-forward cowboy boots, has teamed up with luxury label Carolina Herrera on a two-boot collection that honors both the cowboy and the sophisticate inside of you.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Scar, a blue merle Australian shepherd, was trained by his owner to be a medical alert and light mobility service dog.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Zuriguel and his colleagues worked with a shepherd in the mountains outside the city of Zaragoza to run a hundred sheep at a time through a doorway to receive food on the other side.—
Ari Daniel,
NPR,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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