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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
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British Dictionary definitions for goatherd

goatherd
/ (ˈɡəʊtˌhɜːd) /

noun
a person employed to tend or herd goats
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