herder

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Etymology

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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.

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herder (plural herders)

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

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Dutch

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Etymology

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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.

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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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  • Negerhollands: herder
  • Papiamentu: herder

Norwegian Bokmål

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herder

  1. present of herde