herder
One who herdsOne who herds.
» I saw a sheep herder and his dog standing on the side of the road.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who herds.
Near-synonym: herdsman
Hirt, Hirte, Hirtin
пасту́хpastúx, пасту́шкаpastúška, ско́тникskótnik
someone who drives a herd
Examples
20 sentencesI saw a sheep herder and his dog standing on the side of the road.
Gabriel was a skilled sheep herder.
Tom would often call people fart herders.
The herder can't let his guard down.
Benedito was born into a family of herders.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English herder, herdere, hurder (attested as a surname), an alteration of MiddFrom Middle English herder, herdere, hurder (attested as a surname), an alteration of Middle English herde (“herder, herdsman”), from Old English hyrde, hierde (“herder”), from Proto-West Germanic *hirdī, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz, equivalent to herd + -er. Doublet of herd ("herder"), as in cowherd, goatherd, shepherd, etc.
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Forms
plural: herdersSynonyms
5 synonyms- someone who drives a herd:drover
- German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803):Johann Gottfried HerderJohann Gottfried von Herder