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 Tutsis are traditionally herders and tend to be richer than the Hutus, who are farmers; their relative wealth is a source of resentment.
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Five officers were also killed in Nigeria's northeast region after gunmen ambushed a tactical team responding to a farmer-herder conflict, police said Sunday.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
But the livelihoods of nearby communities of livestock herders could be impacted because many villages have been covered in ash, leaving little land for the animals to graze on.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2025
Authorities say the gunmen are mostly former herders who have taken up arms against farming communities after clashes between them over strained resources.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
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Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Five officers were also killed in Nigeria's northeast region after gunmen ambushed a tactical team responding to a farmer-herder conflict, police said Sunday.
—Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2025
But the livelihoods of nearby communities of livestock herders could be impacted because many villages have been covered in ash, leaving little land for the animals to graze on.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Nov. 2025
Authorities say the gunmen are mostly former herders who have taken up arms against farming communities after clashes between them over strained resources.
—CBS News, 21 Nov. 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
Noun
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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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Hart, who previously owned a German shepherd, shared in an update in the comments section of Woodside Animal Welfare Trust's post about the adoption.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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The base of this shepherd’s pie is green lentils and cremini mushrooms, and it’s topped with a luscious layer of creamy mashed potatoes.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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