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
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.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Good Growth, which operates the Regenerative Cashmere Initiative in Mongolia, received a donation of $50,000 from Everlane toward its efforts to benefit more than 40 herder families, 8,000 goats and 113,000 acres of grassland.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
Set in the small town of Kharkams, in South Africa’s mountainous Kamiesberg region, the film follows an elderly goat herder, Hettie, who falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
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Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026
Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.
—Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Good Growth, which operates the Regenerative Cashmere Initiative in Mongolia, received a donation of $50,000 from Everlane toward its efforts to benefit more than 40 herder families, 8,000 goats and 113,000 acres of grassland.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 23 Mar. 2026
Set in the small town of Kharkams, in South Africa’s mountainous Kamiesberg region, the film follows an elderly goat herder, Hettie, who falls victim to a scam promising long-overdue reparations for her father’s WWII service.
—Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Boötes is often depicted as a herdsman, but its real value lies in its role as a guidepost.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman.—
Jamie Carter,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Rue descends into crime, working with Nazis, the feds, and a Black cowboy in a drug plot that stems from her adolescent foibles with monotone drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly).—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The Indians in my family were all cowboys and cowgirls.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
Noun
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Gosselin brought home puppy Koda less than two weeks prior and already has a German shepherd named Meika.—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 May 2026
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Dakota, the shepherd-mix, got a case of the zoomies during one of her runs.—
Ross Mantle,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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