goatherd

[ goht-hurd ]

/ ˈgoʊtˌhɜrd /

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noun

a person who tends goats.

Nearby words

goat island, goat moth, goat's-rue, goatee, goatfish, goatherd, goatish, goatpox, goatsbeard, goatskin, goatsucker

Origin of goatherd

before 1000; Middle English; Old English gāthyrde. See goat, herd²

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Examples from the Web for goatherd

He was the son of God and of Coronis, and was guarded by a goatherd.
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II.|Annie Besant
He still possessed a few drachmas, and with these he could purchase what he needed from the wife and daughter of the goatherd.
Homo Sum, Complete|Georg Ebers
It was Melanthius, his own goatherd, who was bringing the best of his flock to make savoury meat for the wooers.
Stories from the Odyssey|H. L. Havell
Maybe he has slipped down some of those muddy ravines that the goatherd told about.
The Little Colonel's Hero|Annie Fellows Johnston

It was grey morning when they came to a goatherd's hut at the top of the green valley.
Joan of the Sword Hand|S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett

British Dictionary definitions for goatherd

goatherd

/ (ˈɡəʊtˌhɜːd) /

noun

a person employed to tend or herd goats

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goatherd

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goatherd

noun