Definition of HERDER

herder

Meanings

Plural: herders

Noun

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

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, herd, herdsman, Johann Gottfried von Herder

Scrabble Score: 10

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

Words With Friends Score: 9

herder is a valid Words With Friends word