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
On one side are the ostensible good guys, a group of roving herdsmen who had fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War.
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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
As freshwater bodies dry up or recede, pastoralists have to search more widely for water and grazing land, bringing them in conflict with other herdsmen doing the same.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2014
The wheel, keeping pace with the herdsman, will follow.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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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Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
As freshwater bodies dry up or recede, pastoralists have to search more widely for water and grazing land, bringing them in conflict with other herdsmen doing the same.
—Brahma Chellaney, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2014
The wheel, keeping pace with the herdsman, will follow.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for herdsman
Noun
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The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Spencer created a dog with the intelligence and beauty of a wolf mixed with the trainability and willingness to please that German shepherds exhibit.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: An important item in a cowboy’s kit The Clue: This Wordle has a double letter Okay, spoilers below! . . .—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Founded in 1846, Fort Benton lured cowboys and miners who arrived on horseback or by steamboat on the Missouri River.—
Jim Robbins,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Benin, a program brought together farmer and pastoralist communities to spread the word about looming dry spells because drought meant herders would sometimes bring their animals to graze on other people’s farms, and conflicts would get out of hand.—
Somini Sengupta,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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The dogs, originally bred as cattle herders and ratters, are classified as part of the herding group.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 Nov. 2024
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“Herdsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/herdsman. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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