as in cowboy
a tender of livestock
the nomadic reindeer herders of Siberia live in reindeer-skin tents
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After the end of communism, herders experienced a considerable reduction in government support, which is essential in a demanding and fragile nomadic pastoral economy.
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Morris Rossabi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2013
Consecutive droughts in recent years have devastated livestock populations, forcing hundreds of thousands of herders to give up their traditional lifestyles and move, as unskilled workers, to sprawling towns.
—Mohamed Adow, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, herders increasingly started coming from South America.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
These migrants had been pushed south by droughts, much like the Arab camel herders who left Chad and became the Janjawid in Darfur.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016
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Morris Rossabi, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2013
Consecutive droughts in recent years have devastated livestock populations, forcing hundreds of thousands of herders to give up their traditional lifestyles and move, as unskilled workers, to sprawling towns.
—Mohamed Adow, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2020
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, herders increasingly started coming from South America.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024
These migrants had been pushed south by droughts, much like the Arab camel herders who left Chad and became the Janjawid in Darfur.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2016
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“Herder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herder. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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