herder

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.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhɜːdə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhɝːdɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)

herder (plural herders)

1. One who herds.

   Synonyms: (now rare) herd, herdsman

• Dreher, Rehder

From Middle Dutch herder, earlier herde from Proto-Germanic *herdō (“herd”) + agent suffix -e; the agent suffix -er replaced -e when the latter fell in disuse as signifying agency.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɛrdər/

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• Hyphenation: her‧der
• Rhymes: -ɛrdər

herder m (plural herders, diminutive herdertje n, feminine herderin)

1. a herdsman, herd, herder of a flock of animals
2. a pastoral (clerical) guide
3. a sheepdog

   Synonym: herdershond

• Negerhollands: herder
• → Papiamentu: herder

herder

1. present of herde