herder

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
  2. noun someone who drives a herd

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Johann Gottfried von Herder

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