sheepman

[ sheep-muhn, -man ]

/ ˈʃip mən, -ˌmæn /

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noun, plural sheep·men

[sheep-muhn, -men]. /ˈʃip mən, -ˌmɛn/.

a person engaged in the tending or breeding of sheep, especially the owner of a sheep ranch.

a shepherd.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of sheepman

First recorded in 1585–95; sheep + man

The sheepman at his lonely ranch had little warning of the storm, and he did not get half of his cows in the corral.
Red Hunters And the Animal People|Charles A. Eastman
As early as his seventeenth year he began his career as a sheepman, starting with twenty-five head.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2)|William Denison Lyman
A perfect stranger—even a sheepman—would be hospitably treated in Montana.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe
Did yuh heah what happened ter thet sheepman's wife thet night arter they killed her man?
The Song of the Wolf|Frank Mayer

No sheepman would countenance a herder who could not take care of his flock in summer weather on a bountiful range.
The Flockmaster of Poison Creek|George W. Ogden