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herdsman

noun

ˈhərdz-mən

Definition of herdsman

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 More traditionally, Boötes is a herdsman or a plowman. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 8 May 2026 Then, this afternoon, either Archie or Simon, the farm’s senior herdsman, will bring the cows back for the second milking. — Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026 Each spring, lab herdsman Cleo Garcia expects around 20 calves. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026 Continue reading … FAITH UNDER SIEGE – Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen. — FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for herdsman

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The pair also co-starred in the beloved mystery dramedy The Sheep Detectives (2026), with Jackman playing shepherd George Hardy and Stewart voicing a sheep named Sir Ritchfield.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 30 Oct. 2026
Shelter records show the German shepherd was transferred to a shelter in Irvine.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

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The rifle is entrusted to the goat herder’s two young sons, who end up firing it from a mountainside at a coach filled with Western tourists just to see how far the bullet would go.

— Ray Bennett, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026
The markings lead some experts to believe that the site had ceremonial purposes for the seminomadic herders known to have frequented the area thousands of years ago.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of herder

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When Ifa, a gender-fluid cowboy, arrives looking for work, everything shifts.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
Despite Villa Domínguez’s nine remaining Jews, the museum remains an important part of the town, tracing the history of Argentinian Jewish ranchers, farmers and the cowboys known as gauchos.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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