: one that herds
specifically
: a person who manages, breeds, or tends to livestock : herdsman sense 1
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the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents
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Parts of what was once open fine alpine grassland, which Tibetans call pangtang where herders moved freely and gazed across the boundless horizon, are now covered by dense rows of solar panels.
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Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
In the northern reaches, thousands of pastoralist herders have switched to fishing after losing their livestock to drought since 2021.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
And so then also, guests are able to walk with nomadic herders, like across the land with camels or with or with cows and to like, learn about this ancient practice.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
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Sanggay Tashi, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Comprising more than 300 folktales and legends from northern Norway, including many from the coastal Sámi and the Skolt Sámi of eastern Finland, this anthology shares narratives told by fishers, farmers, reindeer herders, lay preachers and teachers.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026
In the northern reaches, thousands of pastoralist herders have switched to fishing after losing their livestock to drought since 2021.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
And so then also, guests are able to walk with nomadic herders, like across the land with camels or with or with cows and to like, learn about this ancient practice.
—AFAR Media, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for herder
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/herder. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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