herder

Etymology
From, , (attested as a surname), an alteration of , from , , from , from , equivalent to. "herder", as in, , , etc.

Noun

 * 1) One who herds.

Translations

 * Arabic: رَاعٍ
 * Azerbaijani:, naxırçı
 * Bashkir: көтөүсе
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish: hyrde
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian: karjus
 * Finnish:
 * German:, ,
 * Gothic: 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Italian:, guardiano di greggi, , , porcaro, vaccaro, , capraio
 * Kazakh: бақташы
 * Middle English: herde, herdeman
 * Mongolian:
 * Navajo: naʼniłkaadí
 * Polish:, , ,
 * Romanian:, , ,
 * Russian:, , , ,
 * Spanish: manadero
 * Volapük: jepan,  hijepan,  jijepan

Etymology
From, earlier from  + agent suffix ; the agent suffix  replaced  when the latter fell in disuse as signifying agency.

Noun

 * 1)  A herdsman, herd,  of a flock of animals.
 * 2) A pastoral (clerical) guide.
 * 3)  A sheepdog.