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herdsman

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of herdsman

a tender of livestock

  • a lone herdsman stood with his sheep and his dog on the hillside
Synonyms of herdsman

herder
Words Related to herdsman

buckaroo (also buckeroo), cowboy, cowgirl, cowhand, cowherd, cowman, cowpoke, cowpuncher, gaucho, ranchero, vaquero

sheepherder, shepherd, shepherdess

goatherd

swineherd

wrangler

drover

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