swineherd

[ swahyn-hurd ]

noun

a person who tends swine.

Origin of swineherd

before 1100; Middle English; late Old English swȳnhyrde.See swine, herd²

Other words from swineherd

swineherdship, noun

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How to use swineherd in a sentence

For in Italy the swineherds manage the feeding of their pigs in the same way.Swine-keeping in Italy.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) | Polybius
Anthony (St), an′ton-i, the patron saint of swineherds: the smallest pig in a litter.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) | Various
The swineherds say: "Yonder he is lying by the well; but he is slack of wit, wherefore we beseech you to do him no harm."
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table | Howard Pyle
It is all the result of that dreadful summer spent among swineherds.
Queen Hildegarde | Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
He now hired his own shepherds, cattle-drivers and swineherds to keep his great property in good order.
Hero Tales and Legends of the Serbians | Woislav M. Petrovitch

British Dictionary definitions for swineherd

swineherd

/ (ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd) /

noun

archaic a person who looks after pigs

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