herder Chiefly U.S.
(ˈhɜːdə(r))
Also 7 hearder.
[f. herd v.2 + -er1. Cf. mod.Du. and LG. herder, also OFris. herdere:—OTeut. type *herdarjo-z.]
One who herds; a herdsman. Also fig.
| 1635 T. Odell Isaac's Pilgr. title-p., The strife that Isaack had with his heard-men..shadowing out the strife which Christ our Lord had with his hearders. 1846 Worcester cites Monthly Rev. 1877 Black Green Past. xiii, He was an imperious master with his herders. 1879 Scribner's Mag. XIX. 770/2 The herder, or ‘cow-boy’, dominates the town. |