sheepherder
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- sheepherding noun
Etymology
Origin of sheepherder
Example Sentences
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He traveled to the U.S. embassy in Lima, where he watched a video about being a sheepherder, or borreguero.
From New York Times • Sep. 23, 2022
One of Pessoa’s more famous heteronyms is the sheepherder poet Alberto Caeiro.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2021
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
I wished so much that this war would be over and I could go back to being just a Navajo sheepherder again.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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