as in shepherd
a tender of livestock
a lone herdsman stood with his sheep and his dog on the hillside
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Recent Examples of herdsman
In 1997, Thimphu told Beijing that Tibetan herdsmen had been intruding into the Jakarlung valley and even constructed sheds there, according to Bhutan’s National Assembly records cited by Barnett.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
How to find Arcturus: Located in the northern constellation Boötes, the herdsman, the star can be seen from spring to fall in the United States.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Elsewhere were depictions of giraffes, elephants, and rhinos as well as people dancing, horsemen carrying spears and bows, and herdsmen tending cattle.
—Aminatta Forna, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The wheel, keeping pace with the herdsman, will follow.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
How to find Arcturus: Located in the northern constellation Boötes, the herdsman, the star can be seen from spring to fall in the United States.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024
Elsewhere were depictions of giraffes, elephants, and rhinos as well as people dancing, horsemen carrying spears and bows, and herdsmen tending cattle.
—Aminatta Forna, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
The wheel, keeping pace with the herdsman, will follow.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herdsman
Noun
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The collision injured Huss and killed his K-9 partner, a German shepherd named Riddick.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
27 June 2025
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As such, a breezeway on the lower level helps shepherd cooling winds, as do roof apertures on the upper balconies.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 June 2025
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Maybe that’s why, 20 years on, the film still feels devastatingly real: The delusion is not unique to two cowboys on a mountain.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
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Comments Brokeback Mountain chronicles the decades-long complicated romance between two cowboys in the American West.—
Allison DeGrushe Published,
EW.com,
21 June 2025
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In 1874, when a friend suggested that Hagenbeck display Indigenous Sami herders alongside his next shipment of Scandinavian reindeer, the impresario needed no convincing.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
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This sort of language reminds cattle herder Ghulam Qadir Parray, who lives close to the LoC in Balkote village, of past wars.—
Fahad Shah,
Christian Science Monitor,
5 May 2025
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“Herdsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herdsman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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