Thesaurus results for HERDSMEN

herdsmen

noun

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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 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 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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Noun

Its characters are a small band of migrating reindeer herders.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
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.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026