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sheepherder

American  
[sheep-hur-der] / ˈʃipˌhɜr dər /

noun

  1. shepherd.


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Etymology

Origin of sheepherder

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; sheep + herder


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We repacked our gear and followed large bear tracks up the trail into Deadman Canyon, named for Alfred Moniere, a sheepherder whose long-ago burial is marked by a carved wooden sign.

From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023

His grandfather had been a sheepherder when he was young and a pastor when he was older.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2022

Sen. Paul Laxalt — the son of a Basque immigrant sheepherder.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2021

His mother died of cancer several months after he was born, and his father sent the boy and a sister to live with their grandparents in Montrose, Colo., while he worked as a sheepherder.

From Washington Post ● May 14, 2018

Then the water evaporated and the earth rose, so that not even a small depression marked the terrain; and nowadays nobody knows in which field the befuddled sheepherder dug his fabled hole.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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