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
Among Season 2’s changes, the role of Pete Plenty Clouds has been recast following the death of Cole Brings Plenty, who played a sheep herder in the first season.
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
For instance, as the rains become erratic in the Sahel region of Africa, bordering the Sahara, clashes between farmers and cattle herders become more frequent.
—Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In Benin, a program brought together farmer and pastoralist communities to spread the word about looming dry spells because drought meant herders would sometimes bring their animals to graze on other people’s farms, and conflicts would get out of hand.
—Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Ancient sheep herders in East Africa gouged out burial pits and placed large rocks over the corpses.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
For instance, as the rains become erratic in the Sahel region of Africa, bordering the Sahara, clashes between farmers and cattle herders become more frequent.
—Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
In Benin, a program brought together farmer and pastoralist communities to spread the word about looming dry spells because drought meant herders would sometimes bring their animals to graze on other people’s farms, and conflicts would get out of hand.
—Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Ancient sheep herders in East Africa gouged out burial pits and placed large rocks over the corpses.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Visit the historic downtown and museums about cowboys, the Osage Nation, and pioneer life.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2025
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The characters fall neatly into shopworn archetypes — strong silent cowboy, too-slick businessman, bad boy with a heart of gold, etc. — and are easy to root for in the sense that none of them are interesting enough to be worth rooting against.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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An Australian shepherd who's too scared to go near her orange cat sibling has delighted social media users with her hilarious solution to move past the feline.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Generally, Belgian Malinois dogs compete in the sport, though it isn’t necessarily limited to the breed, with German shepherds sometimes taking part.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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