The phrase "nomadic herders" refers to people who lead a lifestyle of moving from place to place while raising and tending to their animals, such as sheep, goats, or camels. Full definition
December 5, 2016 • The sparsely populated nation of nomadic herders rode China's booming economy by supplying it with coal. (npr.org)
About 5,300 years ago, the local hunter - gatherer cultures were replaced in many places by nomadic herders, dubbed the Yamnaya, who were able to expand rapidly by exploiting horses and the new invention of the cart, and who left behind big, rich burial sites. (sciencedaily.com)
As Goulden parsed meteorological records and the results of more than 100 interviews he and his Mongolian wife, Tuya, had conducted with nomadic herders in the northern provinces of Hovsgol and Khentii, he paused and apologized to the audience: «I'm sorry to bring all this depressing news to you.» (discovermagazine.com)