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herder
noun
herd·er
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Definition of herder
(Entry 1 of 2)
: one that herds
specifically
: a person who manages, breeds, or tends to livestock : herdsman sense 1
Herder
biographical name
Her·der
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Definition of Herder (Entry 2 of 2)
Johann Gottfried von 1744–1803 German philosopher
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Examples of herder in a Sentence
Noun
the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tentsRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
In 2008, the BBC reported that in Kenya, carbofuran was being used by herders to kill lions that threatened their herds. — Zoë Schlanger, Quartz, "Illegal marijuana growers are poisoning national forests with banned pesticides," 23 Aug. 2019 In the Chinese tale, two lovers — a humble cow herder and a weaver girl, a fairy in disguise — were torn apart when the Goddess of Heaven, the fairy’s mother, scratched her hairpin into the night sky, welling up a river of stars to separate them. — Vanessa Hua, SFChronicle.com, "Can bridge of magpies span divisions in U.S.?," 8 Aug. 2019 More than 80 people were killed in the attacks by suspected herders who also set fire on many homes in the villages. — Bukola Adebayo, CNN, "Muslim cleric who hid Christians during attacks honored in the US," 18 July 2019 The Dogon people, whose roots as farmers in the area span centuries, have clashed over land with the Fulani, who are majority-Muslim herders ranging across West Africa. — Danielle Paquette, BostonGlobe.com, "At least 95 slain in Mali village amid surge in ethnic, extremist violence," 10 June 2019 It is said area cattlemen, who wanted the sheep and the herders gone, named the spring Borrego, which colloquially can also mean fool. — Martina Schimitschek, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Borrego Springs: Low-key oasis with small-town vibe, set in the Anza-Borrego Desert," 27 June 2019 These nascent Pygmalion myths then spread to other parts of Africa and the Levant with migrating livestock herders. — Ferris Jabr, Harper's magazine, "The Story of Storytelling," 10 Mar. 2019 Armed herders have unleashed mayhem on communities in central states to evict farmers in a conflict said to be deadlier than the Boko Haram insurgency. — Bukola Adebayo, CNN, "Muslim cleric who hid Christians during attacks honored in the US," 18 July 2019 The country’s most powerful jihadist group, Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin, has concentrated recruitment efforts on the Fulani ethnic group, many of whom are impoverished, disenfranchised, semi-nomadic herders. — W.b., The Economist, "A new round of violence in Mali," 3 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'herder.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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