pastoralist
Britishnoun
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The current violence has erupted out of a long history of tensions over resources between non-Arab farming communities, including the Massalit, and Arab pastoralist communities.
From BBC ● May 24, 2024
Meanwhile, some pastoralist herders are being forced to change their traditional ways after watching livestock die by the thousands.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 27, 2024
Rock art and faunal records attest to the pastoralist use of the lava tube and surrounding areas, painting a vivid picture of ancient lifeways.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
I remember a pastoralist whose sheep was taken by a leopard.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2023
But a new kind of society also appeared in some places, based primarily on the exploitation of animals: tribes of pastoralist herders.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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