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
The inclusion of the minority languages -- particularly the Northern Sami language with Kiruna's population of Indigenous people, including reindeer herders -- reflects the church's history.
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Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
At the world’s southern edge, where nature is brutal and time stands still, hunters, herders and families endure the cold and solitude as ghosts roam the pampa.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Learn about Sámi history and traditions, shop local artisan crafts, and follow herders to meet reindeer.
—Kate Herz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Marbled cat hides have been found with tribal hunters in other regions of India, researchers said, but the farmers and herders questioned about the recent sightings said poaching and ritualistic hunting haven’t been taking place around Kakoi Reserve Forest, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
At the world’s southern edge, where nature is brutal and time stands still, hunters, herders and families endure the cold and solitude as ghosts roam the pampa.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025
Learn about Sámi history and traditions, shop local artisan crafts, and follow herders to meet reindeer.
—Kate Herz, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2025
Marbled cat hides have been found with tribal hunters in other regions of India, researchers said, but the farmers and herders questioned about the recent sightings said poaching and ritualistic hunting haven’t been taking place around Kakoi Reserve Forest, according to the study.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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For the past few weeks, he’s been embroiled in a back-and-forth feud with cowboy singer Charley Crockett.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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The pair showed off their playful side by dressing as ninjas for a Halloween Instagram post in 2023 and later decked out in cowboy-and-cowgirl outfits to celebrate her birthday in 2024.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
13 Sep. 2025
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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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Returning to shepherd in the final phase for these beloved characters are Allen Leech, Laura Carmichael, Harry Hadden-Paton, Jim Carter, Penelope Wilton, Phyllis Logan, Raquel Cassidy, Brendan Coyle, Joanne Froggatt and Robert James-Collier.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Most of the smashing is done by Tamburlaine, a Scythian shepherd by birth, who rises to the peaks of power, lays waste to one kingdom after another, and has the temerity, at the climax of Part 1, not to die.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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