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sheepman

American  
[sheep-muhn, -man] / ˈʃip mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

  • sheepmen
    plural
  1. a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.

  2. a shepherd.


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Etymology

Origin of sheepman

First recorded in 1585–95; sheep + man

Example Sentences

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A cattleman and a sheepman fight over land and a girl, leading to a showdown.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 5, 2021

After taking a flight to Salt Lake City from Bilboa, Spain, he found work with sheepman Jay Beaus for 1 1/2 years.

From Washington Times May 7, 2016

Mysterious of provenance but willing to teach Albert marksmanship for his impending middle-of-the-movie showdown with Foy, Anna becomes attracted to the sheepman.

From Time May 28, 2014

"Come on out and see poverty," says the irrepressible sheepman Theos.

From Time Magazine Archive

And being a sheepman connected to the Devine Company was like trying to raise mutton in a tank full of sharks, barracudas, and piranha fish.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

And as the older generations of Basque immigrants died and the local outfits shut down, Etcheverry remained one of the few Basque sheepmen left in Idaho.

From Washington Times May 7, 2016

Mr. Etcheverry is one of the last Basque sheepmen left in the American West, where there were once hundreds, if not thousands, like him.

From New York Times Aug. 24, 2012

U.S. sheepmen have traditionally allowed sheep to roam their ranges, fenced in but otherwise untended by shepherds or dogs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Now coyotes are blamed for killing more than a million sheep a year, and sheepmen are clamoring for resumption of open chemical warfare.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nearly all the fathers of Joe Mondragon’s generation had been sheepmen.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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