as in herdsmen
a tender of livestock
the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents
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Recent Examples of herders
In total about 580 hikers, in addition to more than 300 guides, yak herders and other workers who were stranded, have all reached safety, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported.
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Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
About 900 people, among them hikers, guides, yak herders and other workers were trapped in campsites amid the severe snowstorm — which came during China's eight-day Golden Week holiday.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
The Mongolian-language film, which combines documentary filmmaking techniques with narrative storytelling, centers on herders forced from their land by increasingly destructive weather patterns.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
True progress isn’t measured by towering headquarters; it is seen in rural businesses flourishing, herders gaining access to credit, and digital tools reaching communities once beyond the financial system.
—Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Originally bred as cattle herders in the Swiss Alps, these dogs are energetic and require plenty of mental and physical stimulation.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Kaijing Xiao, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2025
About 900 people, among them hikers, guides, yak herders and other workers were trapped in campsites amid the severe snowstorm — which came during China's eight-day Golden Week holiday.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
The film blends documentary and fiction to tell the dramatic and heartrending story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and Otgonzaya Dashzeveg’s difficult decision to leave their homelands after the arrival of a powerful and destructive sandstorm.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2025
The Mongolian-language film, which combines documentary filmmaking techniques with narrative storytelling, centers on herders forced from their land by increasingly destructive weather patterns.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025
True progress isn’t measured by towering headquarters; it is seen in rural businesses flourishing, herders gaining access to credit, and digital tools reaching communities once beyond the financial system.
—Munkhtuya Rentsenbat, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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.
—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
Originally bred as cattle herders in the Swiss Alps, these dogs are energetic and require plenty of mental and physical stimulation.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for herders
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20 Oct. 2025
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20 Oct. 2025
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“Herders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herders. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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