as in cowboy
a tender of livestock
the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents
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Recent Examples of herder
Naadam sources wool from Mongolian herders, and ships it to a group of three Chinese factories to process the material and turn it into sweaters.
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Megan Sauer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Since the house is Cheesecake’s domain and the outdoors is Pumpkin’s, the large porch serves as a meeting place, with Stevie the Sheltie, in her instinctual herder’s role, acting as chaperon.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one particularly horrifying incident, one family of herders lost over 40 of their stock, a fact that would contribute to the death of one child, which then caused the father to go mad and be sent to prison.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Among Season 2’s changes, the role of Pete Plenty Clouds has been recast following the death of Cole Brings Plenty, who played a sheep herder in the first season.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Megan Sauer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Since the house is Cheesecake’s domain and the outdoors is Pumpkin’s, the large porch serves as a meeting place, with Stevie the Sheltie, in her instinctual herder’s role, acting as chaperon.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one particularly horrifying incident, one family of herders lost over 40 of their stock, a fact that would contribute to the death of one child, which then caused the father to go mad and be sent to prison.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
Among Season 2’s changes, the role of Pete Plenty Clouds has been recast following the death of Cole Brings Plenty, who played a sheep herder in the first season.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Tank Adams, is another favorite cowboy out of Oklahoma.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
13 May 2025
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South Florida Soul Rodeo 2025: Black cowboy culture and live R&B Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Tour is not making a stop in Florida, but people will be partaking in cowboy culture at the South Florida Soul Rodeo this weekend.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Softly came the sound of a Toda herdsman calling to his buffaloes.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
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Masud was celebrated as the literary voice of greater Arabia’s nomadic herdsmen—proud sons of the desert, a noble caste of unhurried sybarites not known for their religious orthodoxy.—
Nell Zink,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Dearest brothers and sisters, this was the first greeting of the risen Christ, the good shepherd who gave His life for the flock of God.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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She’s helped shepherd Netflix hits like Sintonia and DNA Do Crime, as well as Vale o Escrito for Globoplay.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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