herder

== English == === 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 === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːdə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝːdɚ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ) === Noun === herder (plural herders) One who herds. Synonym: herd (now rare) Coordinate terms: rancher, pastoralist Near-synonym: herdsman ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Dreher, Rehder == 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 === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛrdər/ Hyphenation: her‧der Rhymes: -ɛrdər === Noun === herder m (plural herders, diminutive herdertje n, feminine herderin) a herdsman, herd, herder of a flock of animals a pastoral (clerical) guide a sheepdog Synonym: herdershond ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: herder → Papiamentu: herder == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === herder present of herde