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HERDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who drives a herd
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("herder" is a kind of...):
hand; hired hand; hired man (a hired laborer on a farm or ranch)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "herder"):
goat herder; goatherd (a person who tends a flock of goats)
sheepherder; sheepman; shepherd (a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock)
pigman; swineherd (a herder or swine)
Derivation:
herd (cause to herd, drive, or crowd together)
herd (keep, move, or drive animals)
Sense 2
Meaning:
German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
Synonyms:
Herder; Johann Gottfried von Herder
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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