swineherd

noun

swine·​herd ˈswīn-ˌhərd 

: one who tends swine

Examples of swineherd in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

But their patience dwindles, her son Telemachus (Tom Holland, his eternal boyishness put to great use) is getting easier to goad into a fight, and the blind swineherd Eumaeus (John Leguizamo) is all that’s left of the king’s loyal servants. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 15 July 2026

De Jong recalls having to get live pigs helicoptered onto the Ithaca set on the island of Favignana, near Sicily, to use in the scenes featuring Odysseus’ loyal swineherd Eumaeus (John Leguizamo). — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 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