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
Originally bred to work as herders on farms, border collies kept as family pets have retained their herding eye due to instinct—as proven by a viral video to Kelsie's account.
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
In 1874, when a friend suggested that Hagenbeck display Indigenous Sami herders alongside his next shipment of Scandinavian reindeer, the impresario needed no convincing.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
This sort of language reminds cattle herder Ghulam Qadir Parray, who lives close to the LoC in Balkote village, of past wars.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
Goji Berries in China, grape growers in France, and herders in America, have seen at the least comparable results with this method.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
In 1874, when a friend suggested that Hagenbeck display Indigenous Sami herders alongside his next shipment of Scandinavian reindeer, the impresario needed no convincing.
—Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025
This sort of language reminds cattle herder Ghulam Qadir Parray, who lives close to the LoC in Balkote village, of past wars.
—Fahad Shah, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
Goji Berries in China, grape growers in France, and herders in America, have seen at the least comparable results with this method.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Silverlake Cowboy The style dubbed Silverlake Cowboy blends together the modern hipster and a traditional cowboy aesthetic.—
Logan Holland,
People.com,
22 July 2025
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Want a swoony cowboy romance or a short, speedy book?—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
17 July 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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Its official designation stems from the simple fact that its radiant — the point from which its meteors appear to approach Earth — is situated in the constellation Bootes, the herdsman, which can be found above the western horizon in late June.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
27 June 2025
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The order would also create a new adviser to the transportation secretary to shepherd in deregulation of the space industry.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2025
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Verstappen won four consecutive titles under the leadership of Horner, but now the racing team lacks its shepherd who started the project.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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