Oxherd vs. Herder — What's the Difference?

One who herds oxen.

A herder is a pastoral worker responsible for the care and management of a herd or flock of domestic animals, usually on open pasture. It is particularly associated with nomadic or transhumant management of stock, or with common land grazing.

A group of cattle or other large herbivorous mammals of a single kind kept together for a specific purpose.

A number of wild animals of one species, especially large herbivorous mammals, that remain together as a group

A large number of people; a crowd

The multitude of common people regarded as a mass

To come together in a herd

To gather, keep, or drive (animals) in a herd.

To tend (sheep or cattle).

To gather and place into a group or mass

One who herds.

A herdsman.

German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)

Someone who drives a herd