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Recent Examples of cowherd
In Mathura, a northern city where Krishna is said to have been born, people recreate a Hindu myth in which Krishna visits Radha to romance her, and her cowherd friends, taking offense at his advances, drive him out with sticks.
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Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Caterina was foisted off on a cowherd in a neighboring village, while Ser Piero married into a wealthy family.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
Around us, the valley slopes seem to touch the sky, covered in the Alpine forests where Hans Binder, the family patriarch and Natalie’s grandfather, had worked as a cowherd and logger to earn the money to buy the family sawmill.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2020
All sides are discovering that federal lands, run well, are neither a fiefdom of Washington nor a bulwark against wrongheaded cowherds.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2017
Hari Kumar, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Caterina was foisted off on a cowherd in a neighboring village, while Ser Piero married into a wealthy family.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Feb. 2023
Its name honored one of the first Old English poets, a 7th century cowherd who was said to have waked up from a dream with the gift of verse and song.
—Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2023
Around us, the valley slopes seem to touch the sky, covered in the Alpine forests where Hans Binder, the family patriarch and Natalie’s grandfather, had worked as a cowherd and logger to earn the money to buy the family sawmill.
—National Geographic, 13 Jan. 2020
All sides are discovering that federal lands, run well, are neither a fiefdom of Washington nor a bulwark against wrongheaded cowherds.
—Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowherd
Noun
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Probably the one that’s best known is the one about how Philomelus, a young, impoverished farmer and herdsman, struggled to push his plow through his fields.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Buhari’s first term was characterized by war on many fronts, including the Boko Haram insurgency, the secessionist pro-Biafra movement in the east of Nigeria and rampaging Fulani herdsmen across Nigeria.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
Noun
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McGuane’s cowboys lose fights—for women, for their ranches, for their dreams—and tend to know when they’ve been beaten.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Call Me By Your Name actor plays an outlaw among a group of travelers in the Old West who team up with a cowboy named Merrick Beckford (Myles Clohessy) on a dangerous journey.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The picture-perfect cowman’s paradise of Stockyards City is true to its stripes—and nowhere is this more evident than in Cattlemen’s Steakhouse.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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The reply of my friend and hunting companion was one of those quaint, rasping epithets which only a cowman can manage when everything has gone wrong.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.—
Jenny Peters,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now, the ranch is proactively using drones equipped with speakers and bright lights as stand-in cowhands, WSJ reported.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In April, gunmen believed to be Muslim herders, killed at least 40 people, including children, in a predominantly Christian farming village, the Associated Press reported.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The final clip cuts to Winnie inside a pen, balancing gleefully on top of a group of sheep, appearing more companion than herder.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Joe worked as a cowpuncher in Flagler, Colo., making $150 a day tending to cattle on horseback.—
Jose A. Del Real,
Washington Post,
6 Nov. 2022
Noun
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Outdoor dining and lounge areas are set near a summer kitchen with Brazilian churrasco and Argentine gaucho grills.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
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But here's the thing: being a chef is different from being a gaucho.—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When the herd grew unmanageable, Mexican-Spanish vaqueros (cowboys) were brought in from California to teach locals how to rope and herd cattle.—
Sophie-Claire Hoeller,
Vogue,
21 Mar. 2025
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The two entered the ring waving Mexican and Peruvian flags dressed as vaqueros.—
Jireh Deng,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Oct. 2024
Cite this Entry
“Cowherd.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowherd. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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