pastoralist

noun

pas·​to·​ral·​ist -lə̇st 

plural -s

1

: a writer of pastorals

2

a

: a breeder and pasturer of sheep or cattle

b

chiefly Australia : a station holder who raises livestock and does little or no farming

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