herdsman

[hurdz-muhn]

noun

plural

herdsmen 

1. a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.

2. Astronomy.,  Herdsman, the constellation Boötes.

herdsman

/ ˈhɜːdzmən /

noun

1. US equivalent: herder. a person who breeds, rears, or cares for cattle or (rarely) other livestock in the herd

Word History and Origins

Origin of herdsman¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; herd ¹ + 's ¹ + -man; compare earlier herdman, Middle English hird-man, Old English hyrdemann

Example Sentences

A sly nod the raw cloves rubbed on toast by the Catalan herdsmen who stake claim to the dish’s origins.

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Or her Delhi architecture school days, when she was too broke for jewellery and wore "cow beads" - fat glass beads strung across cow horns, bought off herdsmen near the hostel.

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The herdsmen all stood up, fear unmistakable in their eyes, and left.

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Unlike the Islamic extremists that staged the Chibok kidnappings, the deadly criminal gangs terrorizing villages in northwestern Nigeria are mostly former herdsmen who were in conflict with farming host communities, according to authorities.

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New study by ICTA-UAB and the University of Cádiz reveals that the first farmers and herdsmen settled in Andalusia collected and consumed shellfish throughout the year, especially in winter.

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Related Words

• herder 
• rancher