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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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Noun Inflected Forms

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

At the end of each year since this takeover, every sheepman, woman, and child in Milagro had discovered themselves heavily in debt to the Devine Company.

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

Majority Leader Charley Halleck had tacked on provisions for import fees and import quotas to be imposed when the President "has reason to believe" that the inflow of foreign wool is harmful to U.S. sheepmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

The sheepmen who survived did so only by becoming indentured servants to the large companies that controlled the range and the grazing permit system.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

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