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 world’s largest underground, iron-ore mine has forced the village’s herders to lead their reindeer through a longer and harder migration route.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Local people rely on lions to generate tourism income, and in return big cats feed on old cattle abandoned by local herders, wrote Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, the former dean of Wildlife Institute of India, in an academic paper published last year.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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.
—Arkansas Online, 22 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
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Local people rely on lions to generate tourism income, and in return big cats feed on old cattle abandoned by local herders, wrote Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala, the former dean of Wildlife Institute of India, in an academic paper published last year.
—Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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.
—Arkansas Online, 22 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Put a cowboy twist on classic comfort food.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Oct. 2025
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His father performed cowboy songs in both English and Spanish to guests enjoying a hayride or picnic in the desert.—
Douglas C. Towne,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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
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Just moments later, her German shepherd sibling charges in to defend her.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Shepherd’s Purse A low-growing annual weed with leaves that resemble dandelion foliage, shepherd’s purse germinates in fall and then sends up a slender flower stalk in spring.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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