sheepherder

noun

sheep·herd·er ˈshēp-ˌhər-dər

Synonyms of sheepherder next

: a worker in charge of sheep especially on open range

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Sporting a fancy robe, the former sheepherder is indulging in expensive cigars, champagne, and a pair of prostitutes. —

Matt Cabral, EW.com, 19 Feb. 2023 The shot fired at Jack Dutton (Darren Mann) by the trespassing sheepherder apparently missed the cowboy, but hit his horse. —

Matt Cabral, EW.com, 28 Dec. 2022 Afterward, get in line for a sandwich or a loaf of bread, originally from a Basque sheepherder’s recipe, at Schat’s Bakkery in Bishop. —

Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 10 Oct. 2021 The next day, the sheepherder checked the traps to discover one containing the first wolverine ever captured in Utah. —

Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Mar. 2022 But then the two of them bond and, with the logic of a fairy tale, Babe goes on to win the all-important sheepherder’s competition. —

Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Sep. 2020 Today’s festival includes sheepdog trials, sheepherder hikes, Basque dance performances, and Zapotec botanical wool-dyeing classes. —

Caitlin Etherton, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019 Do yourself a favor and pause to talk to the sheepherders. —

Alex Schechter, National Geographic, 4 Nov. 2019 To view these almost-overgrown messages and art today, our small group tramped through prickly underbrush and tried to imagine the hard, solitary lives the sheepherders led. —

Sara Lessley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019 See More

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