Herdsman

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep; especially, the foreman among a group of such farmworkers, usually with more knowledge and experience.
  2. 2
    a man who drives a herd wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A suburb of Perth in the City of Stirling, Western Australia.
  3. 3
    The constellation Boötes.

Synonyms

All synonyms
cattlemanherdershepherdautomatic pilotboatheaderboatsteerer

Example

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"The herdsman obeyed the summons, but upon looking for a rope for the purpose of drawing Daphnis out, none was to be found: upon which Chloe unfastened the cord which bound her hair, and gave it to the herdsman who let one end of it down to Daphnis."

Etymology

From herd + -s- + -man.

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