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
Past analyses of cave paintings and animal remains found at archaeological sites across the Sahara have suggested its inhabitants were pastoralists who herded sheep, goats or cattle, prompting some researchers to hypothesize the herders spread from the Near East where farming originated.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Alta follows, where guests can take an excursion to visit a Sámi village and learn about the Indigenous and semi-nomadic reindeer herders.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
Naadam sources wool from Mongolian herders, and ships it to a group of three Chinese factories to process the material and turn it into sweaters.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Since the house is Cheesecake’s domain and the outdoors is Pumpkin’s, the large porch serves as a meeting place, with Stevie the Sheltie, in her instinctual herder’s role, acting as chaperon.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2025
Alta follows, where guests can take an excursion to visit a Sámi village and learn about the Indigenous and semi-nomadic reindeer herders.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 15 Apr. 2025
Naadam sources wool from Mongolian herders, and ships it to a group of three Chinese factories to process the material and turn it into sweaters.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025
Since the house is Cheesecake’s domain and the outdoors is Pumpkin’s, the large porch serves as a meeting place, with Stevie the Sheltie, in her instinctual herder’s role, acting as chaperon.
—Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Opposites attract in this story of a spoiled pop princess and a cowboy.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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The series will highlight the tense showdowns between lawmen and outlaws, the rise of cowboys and ranchers, the strength of pioneer women and the drive of abolitionists and fortune seekers who helped shape the American frontier.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Softly came the sound of a Toda herdsman calling to his buffaloes.—
Cyril E. Holland,
Outdoor Life,
8 May 2025
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Masud was celebrated as the literary voice of greater Arabia’s nomadic herdsmen—proud sons of the desert, a noble caste of unhurried sybarites not known for their religious orthodoxy.—
Nell Zink,
Harper's Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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These are as important questions to consider as being curious and riding the wave of discovery ourselves, so as to become the shepherds of AI, rather than the substituted by it.—
Nathan Furr,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Noise-sensitive dogs, particularly breeds like border collies and Australian shepherds, may have a genetic predisposition to noise phobias.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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