herder

Meaning

One who herds.

Synonyms

shepherd

herdsman

cowherd

cattle herder

cowboy

🤠

oxherd

vaquero

cattleman

neat-herd

drover

herd

buckaroo

shepherd dog

cow boy

wrangler

herding dog

neatherd

ranch hand

Shepard

buckeroo

surface collection agent

shepherdess

cowgirl

cowhand

cook

🧑‍🍳

cowpoke

catty

puncher

Translations

berger

Hirt

Hirte

pastor

pastore

βουκόλος

agent repousseur

Hirtin

bouvier

pasteur

Hirtenhund

herder

bovaro

capraio

chien de berger

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhɜːdə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: herder

In summary

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.