herdsman
Americannoun
plural
herdsmen-
a herder; the keeper of a herd, especially of cattle or sheep.
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Astronomy. Herdsman, the constellation Boötes.
noun
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
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Both the Big Ring and the Giant Arc appear relatively close together, near the constellation of Bootes the Herdsman.
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
The imposing Buachaille Etive Mor, translated as “the Great Herdsman of Etive,” anchors Glen Etive on one side with the lonely single-track road made famous in the James Bond movie “Skyfall.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021
The museum has acquired a number of works through the inheritance tax scheme in recent years including a Thomas Gainsborough painting called 'Rocky Wooded Landscape with Rustic Lovers, Herdsman and Cows'.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2013
Said Chief Herdsman W. H. Porter: "We don't know what effect it will have on the quantity of the milk but we do know the cows like it and are vastly more contented."
From Time Magazine Archive
Anyhow, Arcturus is a splendid star—the brightest in the constellation called the "Herdsman" or Boötes.
From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Rogers, Julia Ellen
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