swineherd
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of swineherd
before 1100; Middle English; late Old English swȳnhyrde. See swine, herd 2
Example Sentences
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After returning to Ithaca disguised by Athena as an old beggar, Odysseus reveals himself to the son he hasn’t seen since infancy in the hut of the swineherd Eumaeus.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
So do the breezy complacency of Menelaus, the innocence of Nausicaa, the gruff decency of the swineherd Eumaeus.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2017
He also stated that Jesus transmitted the devils to a swineherd instead of a herd of swine.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2012
A onetime swineherd, cruel Francisco Pizarro, conquered the Incas and in 1535 founded the city of Lima.
From Time Magazine Archive
He planned—and again Athena had put the thought in his mind—not to go directly to the house on landing, but first to the swineherd to learn if anything had happened in his absence.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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