herder
See also: Herder
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːdə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɝːdɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)də(ɹ)
Noun edit
herder (plural herders)
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
one who herds
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Anagrams edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- geitenherder
- Goede Herder
- herderlijk
- herdershond
- herdersjongen
- herdersstaf
- herderstasje
- geitenherder
- koeherder
- schaapsherder
- zielenherder
Descendants edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
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