goatherd
a person who tends goats.
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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 InmanOnly the one old peasant works alone: and a goatherd watching his long-haired, white goats.
Sea and Sardinia | D. H. LawrenceThe goatherd offered to anoint him with dust and spittle, pointing a stumpy forefinger, but Francesco was filled with disgust.
The Hill of Venus | Nathan GallizierOn this the goatherd Melanthius went by back passages to the store-room of Ulysses' house.
The Odyssey | HomerA 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
/ (ˈɡəʊtˌhɜːd) /
a person employed to tend or herd goats
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