herder

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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.

Pronunciation

Noun

herder (plural herders)

  1. One who herds.
    Synonyms: (now rare) herd, herdsman

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Dutch

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

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Descendants

  • Negerhollands: herder
  • → Papiamentu: herder

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

herder

  1. present of herde
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