Definition of HERDER

herder

Plural: herders

Noun

  • One who tends or manages a herd of animals.
  • German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
  • someone who drives a herd
  • One who herds.

Examples

  • The Scrabble player was a true HERDER of letters, skillfully corralling them into words.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

drover, herdsman, Johann Gottfried von Herder, herd

Scrabble Score: 10

herder: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
herder: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
herder: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

herder: valid Words With Friends Word