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Vinony

herder

noun

  1. one who herds; person who tends, feeds, or guards herds of various domestic animals in places where these animals wander pasture lands
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Pronunciation: /ˈhɜːdə/ / /ˈhɝːdɚ/

noun

Etymology: From 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.

  1. One who herds.

    “Near-synonym: herdsman”