cowherds

noun

plural of cowherd
as in herdsmen

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  1. herdsmen
  2. cowboys
  3. herders
  4. cowhands
Noun
  • The military has also been stretched by efforts to combat armed gangs carrying out mass kidnappings for ransom, and fighting between semi-nomadic herdsmen and settled farmers in states across the center of the country.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The alphorn is a long wooden instrument traditionally used by herdsmen in the Alps.
    — Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Definition of herdsmen
Noun
  • The first co-write between Henley and Frey was a bona fide cowboy ballad if cowboys kept grand pianos around campfires.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Immediately after the Civil War, Smith said, cowboys drove millions of longhorns from southern Texas to railheads in Kansas for shipment to northern markets.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of cowboys
Noun
  • Authorities have said the bandit groups include mostly former herders who took up arms against farming communities, after clashes between them over increasingly strained resources.
    — Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • These preliminary results underscore how heat, behavior and health all come together in real time for herders.
    — Anne Pisor, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of herders
Noun
  • There are plenty of places to take a horse, with experienced cowhands to guide the way.
    — Jenny Peters, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Definition of cowhands
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