Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shareherder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: share-herder
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who cares for herd animals owned by someone else, in exchange for a share of the profits or offspring.

Example Sentences

"Other shareherders were not quite as reckless and managed to build up their herds by claiming small losses."
"However, such arrangements also lead to sub-optimal use of the resource base because the shareherder is less motivated."
"Shareherding is analogous to sharecropping: the owner of an animal gives it to be cared for by a shareherder, and the animal's progeny are divided between the owner and the shareherder."

Etymology

By analogy to sharecropper

Inflected Forms

shareherders (plural) share-herder (alternative) share herder (alternative)

Questions

What does shareherder mean?: One who cares for herd animals owned by someone else, in exchange for a share of the profits or offspring.
Where does shareherder come from?: By analogy to sharecropper

How to pronounce shareherder

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “shareherder”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “shareherder”.
Repeat and practice — Say “shareherder” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.