swineherd

noun

swine·​herd ˈswīn-ˌhərd 

: one who tends swine

Examples of swineherd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In The Odyssey, John Leguizamo plays loyal, blind swineherd Eumaeus. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 July 2026

His character, Eumaeus, the blind swineherd of Ithaca, wasn’t involved in the Trojan War scenes, but he was scheduled to meet with Nolan. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

John Leguizamo as Eumaeus Eumaeus is Odysseus’s loyal swineherd and one of his most faithful supporters. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

So does the king’s loyal swineherd, Eumaeus (John Leguizamo), who, in this telling, has gone blind and is thus endowed with near-Tiresian powers of perception. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for swineherd

• afterword
• firebird
• hummingbird
• ladybird
• mockingbird
• overheard
• thunderbird
• undergird
• undeterred
• absurd
• averred
• bluebird

Kids Definition

swineherd

noun

swine·​herd ˈswīn-ˌhərd 

: a person who tends swine