: 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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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
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
The dogs, originally bred as cattle herders and ratters, are classified as part of the herding group.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
During this era, eastern Iranian farmers called the Sogdians dominated Central Asian trade and cities like Samarkand, while Turkic herders from the eastern steppes were thought to live on the periphery.
—Byandrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
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Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 25 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
The dogs, originally bred as cattle herders and ratters, are classified as part of the herding group.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024
During this era, eastern Iranian farmers called the Sogdians dominated Central Asian trade and cities like Samarkand, while Turkic herders from the eastern steppes were thought to live on the periphery.
—Byandrew Lawler, science.org, 23 Oct. 2024
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 5 Apr. 2025.
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