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herder

noun

ˈhər-dər

Definition of herder

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 Authorities have said the bandit groups include mostly former herders who took up arms against farming communities, after clashes between them over increasingly strained resources. — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 These preliminary results underscore how heat, behavior and health all come together in real time for herders. — Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026 The herder cared for Pantoja, keeping him warm with animal skins, teaching him to milk the goats, and how to hunt rabbits with a stick. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 That didn't stop Arrowsmith from agreeing to the deal, who is at risk of selling his goats and laying off his herders. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for herder

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The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Arcturus is the brightest star in the constellation Bootes the Herdsman, which resembles a giant kite more than a herdsman.

— Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 5 July 2026

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So has his dog, a German shepherd and very good boy named Odin.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
Its nonhuman co-star, a soulful German shepherd playing a former combat dog named Odin, ambles out of the Alaskan wilderness and into view of a woman (Anna Lambe) driving by in a pickup.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

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