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
Last year, clashes between farmers and herders in southwestern Chad left 42 people dead and several homes burned.
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
An Eskimo herder and I went up on a ridge and counted nine wolves about two miles from us.
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Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Spend an hour traipsing through flat grass paths on the farm with the owner and goat herder.
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Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
An Eskimo herder and I went up on a ridge and counted nine wolves about two miles from us.
—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Spend an hour traipsing through flat grass paths on the farm with the owner and goat herder.
—
Susan McDonald,
The Providence Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
—
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for herder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
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Boötes is often depicted as a herdsman, but its real value lies in its role as a guidepost.
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More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.
Noun
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An exhibit at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library used AI to illustrate how visitors might look in TR's cowboy garb.
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That sense of modernity has sometimes felt absent from the movies’ sweetly old-fashioned world, which features pull-string cowboy dolls and a shiny spaceman action figure.
Noun
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German shepherd There's a reason German shepherds are the go-to breed for police, military and search-and-rescue work worldwide.
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Among those transferred out was Flora, a 10-year-old brindle shepherd who the organization said came in emaciated and missing her left front leg.
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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