herdsman

/ˈhʌrdzmən/
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Other forms: herdsmen

Definitions of herdsman
  1. noun
    someone who drives a herd
    synonyms: drover, herder
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    goat herder, goatherd
    a person who tends a flock of goats
    sheepherder, sheepman, shepherd
    a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock
    pigman, swineherd
    a herder or swine
    shepherdess
    a woman shepherd
    type of:
    hand, hired hand, hired man
    a hired laborer on a farm or ranch
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