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
The dogs, originally bred as cattle herders and ratters, are classified as part of the herding group.
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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
This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Historically nomadic herders, many Bedouins now reside in a constellation of cities and hamlets throughout southern Israel, some of which lack basic government services like running water and electricity.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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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
This land is inhabited by the Nenets people, nomadic reindeer herders who, guided by the seasonal cycles and the needs of their animals, migrate incessantly in an infinite circle of movements between ice, frozen rivers and incessant winds in search of new pastures in the most remote tundra.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Historically nomadic herders, many Bedouins now reside in a constellation of cities and hamlets throughout southern Israel, some of which lack basic government services like running water and electricity.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herder
Noun
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Instead, stabilizers are cowboys tasked with wrangling a very specific herd: water.—
Ali Bouzari,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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How many movie cowboys would admit that? ‘Shirkers’ (2018) Stream it on Netflix.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 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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Unlike the Islamic extremists that staged the Chibok kidnappings, the deadly criminal gangs terrorizing villages in northwestern Nigeria are mostly former herdsmen who were in conflict with farming host communities, according to authorities.—
Chinedu Asadu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2024
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Directed by blockbuster animation director Balda (Minions, Despicable Me 3) from a screenplay by The Last of Us guru Mazin, the story finds Jackman playing George Hardy, a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Similarly, the variations in the Nativity stories—Matthew features Persian Magi, while Luke omits them in favor of local shepherds—are not merely discrepancies of partial memory.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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