pastoralist

/ ˈpɑːstərəlɪst /

noun

1. a grazier or land-holder raising sheep, cattle, etc, on a large scale

Example Sentences

Often, these sites served as interfaces between very different ways of life—on one side, a well-organized, largely settled agricultural society; on the other, atavistic nomads whose pastoralist ways of life harked back to the murky depths of human prehistory.

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When we looked even deeper into the published record, it was surprisingly easy to find contradictory results: A study from the early 20th century found that a jungle-dwelling population in India showed a stronger illusion than a pastoralist community in the same country, and another study from 1970 similarly found stronger effects in a rural population indigenous to South Africa than in a nearby urban community.

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In this pastoralist society women are excluded from holding the top power of Abbaa Gadaa, sitting on the council of elders or being initiated into the system as a child.

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For centuries, humans and wolves in India co-existed peacefully, thanks to the traditional tolerance of pastoralist communities, say wildlife experts.

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Conserving threatened and endangered species is a globally recognized priority, but justice and equity for the marginalized pastoralist populations around the world who experience conflict with these species are often overlooked, according to the study's authors.

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Related Words

• herder 
• herdsman