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Herder
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Her·der  (hrdr), Johann Gottfried von 1744-1803.
German philosopher and writer whose theory of culture and advocacy of intuition over rationality greatly influenced Goethe and formed the basis of German romanticism.

herd·er  (hûrdr)
n.
1. One who tends or drives a herd.
2. A herdsman.

herder [ˈhɜːdə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) Chiefly US a person who cares for or drives herds of cattle or flocks of sheep, esp on an open range Brit equivalent herdsman

Herder (German) [ˈhɛrdər]
n
(Biographies / Herder, Johann Gottfried von (1744-1803) M, German, PHILOSOPHY: philosopher, WRITING: critic, WRITING: poet) Johann Gottfried von (joˈhan ˈgɔtfriːt fɔn). 1744-1803, German philosopher, critic, and poet, the leading figure in the Sturm und Drang movement in German literature. His chief work is Outlines of a Philosophy of the History of Man (1784-91)
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Noun1.Herder - German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
2.Herder - someone who drives a herdherder - someone who drives a herd            
goat herder, goatherd - a person who tends a flock of goats
hired hand, hired man, hand - a hired laborer on a farm or ranch; "the hired hand fixed the railing"; "a ranch hand"
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


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