1. herder(n = noun.person) johann gottfried von herder - German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803);
is a kind of philosopher
2. herder(n = noun.person) drover, herdsman - someone who drives a herd;
is a kind of hand, hired hand, hired man
has particulars: goat herder, goatherd, sheepherder, sheepman, shepherd, pigman, swineherd
Derived forms verb herd1, verb herd3
A herdsman. [1913 Webster]