goatherd

[ goht-hurd ]

/ ˈgoʊtˌhɜrd /

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noun

a person who tends goats.

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Origin of goatherd

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

Words nearby goatherd

goat antelope, goat cheese, goatee, goatfish, goat god, goatherd, goatish, Goat Island, goat moth, goatpox, goatsbeard

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How to use goatherd in a sentence

Her baby, when born, is exposed as being illegitimate, but found by a goatherd and brought up—becoming the all but deified Atys.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
Only the one old peasant works alone: and a goatherd watching his long-haired, white goats.
Sea and Sardinia|D. H. Lawrence
The goatherd offered to anoint him with dust and spittle, pointing a stumpy forefinger, but Francesco was filled with disgust.
The Hill of Venus|Nathan Gallizier
On this the goatherd Melanthius went by back passages to the store-room of Ulysses' house.
The Odyssey|Homer

A little goatherd, leading his bleating flock, plays on a reed flute to summon a straggler from a distant crag.
Through the Malay Archipelago|Emily Richings

British Dictionary definitions for goatherd

goatherd

/ (ˈɡəʊtˌhɜːd) /

noun

a person employed to tend or herd goats

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