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herdsman [ hurdz -muh n ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhɜrdz mən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun, plural herds·men.
a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
(initial capital letter )Astronomy . the constellation Boötes.
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Origin of herdsman 1595–1605;
herd1 +
's1 +
-man ; compare earlier
herdman, Middle English
hird-man, Old English
hyrdemann
Words nearby herdsman herdic ,
herd immunity ,
herding dog ,
herd instinct ,
herd's-grass ,
herdsman ,
herd tester ,
Herdwick ,
here ,
hereabout ,
hereabouts
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Words related to herdsman herder ,
rancher ,
buckaroo ,
cattleman ,
cowboy ,
cowhand ,
cowherd ,
cowpuncher ,
gaucho ,
goatherd ,
sheepherder ,
vaquero ,
wrangler
How to use herdsman in a sentence She teams up with a herdsman who has been wrongfully accused of terrorism, and the two embark on a page-turning journey where they must do what it takes to survive.
To get that wildlife-friendly tag, herdsmen need to clear multiple steps — from predator-proofing pens and reporting poaching, to removing shangdongs and freeing up land for wildlife reserves.
The years like Great Black Oxen tread the world And God the herdsman goads them on behind.
The fresh imprint of a tiger's paw upon the pathway gives the same sort of feel to the Indian herdsman .
Galerius, an Illyrian herdsman , but exhibited more conspicuously upon the throne of empire the native barbarity of his character.
If a man has hired a herdsman for the cows or a shepherd for the sheep, he shall give him eight gur of corn per annum.
Just about sundown the stately herdsman again appeared with his motley following.
One of these stones, fifteen inches in diameter, broke through the roof of a cottage, and killed a herdsman and a bullock.
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British Dictionary definitions for herdsman
noun plural -men
mainly British a person who breeds, rears, or cares for cattle or (rarely) other livestock in the herd US equivalent: herder
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