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pastoralist

British  
/ ˈpɑːstərəlɪst /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"And this is not the seasonal movement of the herders," said Daniel Gelan, professor and pastoralist development researcher with Vision University in Ethiopia.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Rock art and faunal records attest to the pastoralist use of the lava tube and surrounding areas, painting a vivid picture of ancient lifeways.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024

Affected communities include members of the Maasai, Datoga and Sangu pastoralist peoples.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

I remember a pastoralist whose sheep was taken by a leopard.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 22, 2023

But a new kind of society also appeared in some places, based primarily on the exploitation of animals: tribes of pastoralist herders.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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