herder

Other forms of herder

plural

herders·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about herder

What does herder mean?

herder means "German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in herder?

herder has 2 syllables: her-der. The stress falls on "her". In IPA it is /ˈhɛɹdɚ/.

What is another word for herder?

Close synonyms include Johann Gottfried von Herder, herdsman, drover. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is herder a common word?

herder is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.