: one that herds
specifically
: a person who manages, breeds, or tends to livestock : herdsman sense 1
Examples of herder in a Sentence
the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents
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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.
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Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one particularly horrifying incident, one family of herders lost over 40 of their stock, a fact that would contribute to the death of one child, which then caused the father to go mad and be sent to prison.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
In one particularly horrifying incident, one family of herders lost over 40 of their stock, a fact that would contribute to the death of one child, which then caused the father to go mad and be sent to prison.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2025
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.
—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
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 25 Apr. 2025.
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