goatherd
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of goatherd
before 1000; Middle English; Old English gāthyrde. See goat, herd 2
Example Sentences
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An old goatherd imparts sage advice, telling Damien that “time shifts for the grieving. Our bodies change; things don’t quite appear the same anymore.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023
Hama Soor wore the standard outfit of a Zagros goatherd: wide trousers, a broad waistband and a tasseled brown head scarf whose pattern was so typically Kurdish it sometimes got wearers in trouble in Turkey.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022
During their travels, they arrived at a dilapidated church, where, at Lucas’s command, a young goatherd was sent into a cave amid the ruins.
From The New Yorker • May 24, 2019
Waving our thanks, we start a climb that will lead us into the fragrant wilds of the Mediterranean’s sunny scenery, the steady hum of cicadas interrupted only by the singsong calls of a goatherd.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2019
“Well, have a nice day,” I repeated as I waved at the little goatherd.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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