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Origin
- Proto-Germanic*hirdijaz
- Proto-West Germanic*hirdī
- Old Englishhyrde
- Middle Englishherde“herder, herdsman”
- Middle Englishherder
- Englishherder
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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Arabic رَاعٍ
- رَاعٍ (rāʕin)one who herds
Bulgarian пастир
- пастир (pastir)one who herds
Chinese Mandarin 牧民
- 牧民 (mùmín)one who herds
Danish hyrde
- hyrdeone who herds
Dutch herder
- herderone who herds
Estonian karjus
- karjusone who herds
Finnish paimen
- paimenone who herds
German Hirt, Hirte
- Hirtone who herds
- Hirteone who herds
- Hirtinone who herds
Hebrew רוֹעֶה
- רוֹעֶה (ro'é)one who herds
Hungarian pásztor, juhász
- pásztorone who herds
- juhászone who herds
Italian guardiano, guardiano di greggi
- guardianoone who herds
- guardiano di greggione who herds
- pecoraioone who herds
- pastoreone who herds
- porcaroone who herds
- vaccaroone who herds
- butteroone who herds
- capraioone who herds
Polish pasterz, pasterka
- pasterzone who herds
- pasterkaone who herds
- pastuchone who herds
- pastuszkaone who herds
Romanian cioban, văcar (cowherd)
- ciobanone who herds
- văcar (cowherd)one who herds
- păstorone who herds
- păcurarone who herds
Russian пасту́х, пасту́шка
- пасту́х (pastúx)one who herds
- пасту́шка (pastúška)one who herds
- ско́тник (skótnik)one who herds
- ско́тница (skótnica)one who herds
- чаба́н (čabán)one who herds
Spanish manadero
- manaderoone who herds
Turkish celep
- celepone who herds
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Cite this entry
herder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herder
“herder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herder. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “herder,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herder.
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