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herdsmen

noun

plural of herdsman

as in herders

a tender of livestock a lone herdsman stood with his sheep and his dog on the hillside

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Recent Examples of herdsmen The alphorn is a long wooden instrument traditionally used by herdsmen in the Alps. — Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Continue reading … FAITH UNDER SIEGE – Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen. — FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026 Tens of thousands of Nigerians, both Christians and Muslims, have been murdered by terrorists such as Boko Haram and ISWAP, as well as violent Fulani herdsmen, over the past decade. — Kingsley Moghalu, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2025 The Bible recounts how openness to God restored harmony during a conflict over land between the herdsmen of Abram, later named Abraham, and those of his nephew Lot. — Alistair Budd, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Sep. 2025 Even as the country became Buddhist in the 16th century, the herdsmen found solace in its reassuring rituals and its promise of contact with the spirit world. — Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024

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Reflecting its location in Fort Worth’s Historic Stockyards, the charming hotel features odes to the original Texas drovers (animal herders) with longhorn skulls, rustic wood and leather accents and plenty of turquoise.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
After their return to the Negev Lot and Abraham both have large flocks of livestock, but their herders begin to quarrel.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

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— Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026
Historians estimate that during the 19th century, one in four cowboys was Black.

— Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Midwest Living, 19 July 2026

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