herdsman

American  

[hurdz-muhn] / ˈhɜrdz mən /

noun

plural

herdsmen

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

2. Astronomy. Herdsman, the constellation Boötes.

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herdsman British  

/ ˈhɜːdzmən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of herdsman

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

Example Sentences

On this recent evening, the puppeteer Kennedy Kanagawa was out sick, but his understudy, Cameron Johnson, was an able herdsman for Jack’s pal, Milky White.

From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2022

Now at 31, he is the herdsman and co-manages the dairy farm alongside his father.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2021

Farmers and herders once lived harmoniously on Nigeria’s bucolic central plateau, but when Amos Lenji, a farmer, caught a young herdsman grazing cattle in his cornfields this October, he feared for his life.

From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2018

However, this same conclusion is reached by each and every rational herdsman sharing the commons.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

I nodded to the herdsman sitting guard and led Rostam and the pack mule around the back of the building.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Related Words

• herder
• rancher